Mayville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Mayville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusMayville is a city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,854 at the 2020 census. Mayville is the largest community in Traill County. It was founded in 1881. It is named for May Arnold, the first white child born in the immediate area. Mayville is often grouped with the neighboring city of Portland and called "May-Port". It is home to Mayville State University.
Mayville was established in 1881. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 133 to 110 (-17%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mayville yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Mayville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mayville’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFourth of July Parade, Mayville, …, 1908: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Mayville
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Mayville, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Fourth of July Parade, Mayville, N.D (1908) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (10) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.