Stanley’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Stanley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Stanley was platted in 1902. The Mountrail County Courthouse was built in 1914.
In 1935, Stanley was the site of one of the deadliest tornadoes in North Dakota's recorded history. The storm claimed four lives and injured more.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Stanley’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stanley’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewTheatre. Stanley, North Dakota, 1937: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Stanley, decade by decade
1990s
2 historic places in Stanley
2 places in Stanley are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Theatre. Stanley, North Dakota (1937) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (4) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.