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Pearl’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Pearl. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Pearl Township is a township in Golden Valley County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 11 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 8 to 11 (+38%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pearl 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.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pearl’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Pearl

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INIsidore Charles NolletSentinel Butte · 22 miJPJack J. PendletonSentinel Butte · 22 miVOVern OechBeach · 23 miANAlbert E. NolletWibaux · 23 miLLLandon LechlerBeach · 23 mi
By decade

Pearl, 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 Pearl is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pearl has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pierre Wibaux House in Wibaux, 22.9 miles away.

Pearl and the nearest listed places

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Pierre Wibaux HouseWibaux Commercial Historic DistrictSt. Peter's Catholic ChurchGolden Valley County Courthouse

Closest to Pearl

Pierre Wibaux HouseWibaux · Victorian22.9miWibaux Commercial Historic DistrictWibaux · District23miSt. Peter's Catholic ChurchWibaux · Building23.1miGolden Valley County CourthouseBeach · Building23.6mi

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. Pierre Wibaux House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Pearl?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Pearl’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Henry📜 Elk Creek📜 Delhi📜 Saddle Butte
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