The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Carroll was established in 1886 when the railroad was extended to that point. It is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Carroll’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Carroll’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1950 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Carroll, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Carroll is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Carroll has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dr. W. C. Wightman House in Wayne, 9.1 miles away.
Carroll 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 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Nebraska (NE) - Wayne County - Carroll - ED 90-5 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.