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History · Whitteron

Whitteron’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Whitteron. 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

Whitteron Township is a civil township in Bottineau County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, its population was 405.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 405 to 469 (+16%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Whitteron 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 Whitteron’s history is told.

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Tom RappTom RappBottineau · 3 miRonald PaulsonRonald PaulsonBottineau · 3 miDKDuane KluehBottineau · 3 miGDGary DahlBottineau · 3 miRed BastienRed BastienBottineau · 3 miRyan KraftRyan KraftBottineau · 3 mi
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Whitteron, 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 Whitteron is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Whitteron has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Main, North Dakota School of Forestry, Old in Bottineau, 2.6 miles away.

Whitteron and the nearest listed places

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Main, North Dakota School of Forestry, OldOle Crogen Farm DistrictSwedish Zion Lutheran ChurchLower Souris National Wildlife Refuge Airplane Hangar

Closest to Whitteron

Main, North Dakota School of Forestry, OldBottineau · Building2.6miOle Crogen Farm DistrictPickering · District6.3miSwedish Zion Lutheran ChurchHaram · Building13.6miLower Souris National Wildlife Refuge Airplane HangarMeadow · Structure22.4mi

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. Main, North Dakota School of Forestry, Old’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Whitteron?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Whitteron’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
📜 Bottineau📜 Pickering📜 Roland📜 Amity
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