Sterling’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Sterling. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSterling is an unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States at the intersection of Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 83. Sterling is part of the "Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Bismarck-Mandan".
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 149 to 160 (+7%). Half of its homes were built before 1966.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sterling 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 Sterling’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sterling’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSterling N. Dakota, Main Street t…, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Sterling, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Sterling N. Dakota, Main Street toward north (1910) 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.