Reeder’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Reeder. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1907, two brothers, Albert and Charles Leff, founded and operated a post office, among other enterprises, one and one-half miles east of the present town of Reeder. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad later platted the current townsite and named it Reeder. The Leff post office was relocated to the new town March 13, 1908, and the name Leff was used until July 1, 1908.
A tornado struck the area in 1923, destroying farmhouses and causing several deaths.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Reeder’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Reeder’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewReeder, North Dakota, 1942: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Reeder
See all 1 →Reeder, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Reeder is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Reeder has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sorum Cooperative Store in Horse Creek, 13.8 miles away.
Reeder and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Reeder, North Dakota (1942) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.