The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Berwyn was laid out in 1886 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was likely named for a railroad official.
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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 Berwyn is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Berwyn has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is First National Bank-Steinmeier Building in Ansley, 7.5 miles away.
Berwyn and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Berwyn
First National Bank-Steinmeier BuildingAnsley · Italian Renaissance7.5mi
Arrow HotelBroken Bow · Built 19288.1miBroken Bow Commercial Square Historic DistrictBroken Bow · District8.1mi
Security State Bank BuildingBroken Bow · Building8.1mi
Custer County Courthouse and JailBroken Bow · Neo-Classical8.2miHow 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. First National Bank-Steinmeier Building’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Berwyn?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Berwyn’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.