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History · Manvel

Manvel’s history is
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The story

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The first settlement at Manvel was made in the 1860s on a stagecoach route. Manvel was laid out in 1881 when the railroad was extended to that point. The city was named for a Great Northern Railway passenger agent named Allen A. Manvel. A post office has been in operation at Manvel since 1882.

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Famous people close to Manvel

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James RosenquistJames RosenquistGrand Forks · 11 miARAlan RitchsonGrand Forks · 11 miLynn AndersonLynn AndersonGrand Forks · 11 miDoug McDermottDoug McDermottGrand Forks · 11 miMOMancur OlsonGrand Forks · 11 miNLNicole LinkletterGrand Forks · 11 mi
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Manvel, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Manvel is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Manvel has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Administration Building for the City of Grand Forks at the Grand Forks Airport in Grand Forks, 10.8 miles away.

Manvel and the nearest listed places

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Administration Building for the City of Grand Forks at the Grand Forks AirportNorth Dakota Mill and ElevatorB'nai Israel Synagogue and Montefiore CemeteryGrand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA StructuresWPA Stone Structures in Memorial Park and Calvary CemeteryGrand Forks Riverside Neighborhood Historic District

Closest to Manvel

Administration Building for the City of Grand Forks at the Grand Forks AirportGrand Forks · Building10.8miNorth Dakota Mill and ElevatorGrand Forks · Built 192210.8miB'nai Israel Synagogue and Montefiore CemeteryGrand Forks · Building10.9miGrand Forks County Fairgrounds WPA StructuresGrand Forks · Building10.9miWPA Stone Structures in Memorial Park and Calvary CemeteryGrand Forks · Object11mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Administration Building for the City of Grand Forks at the Grand Forks Airport’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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