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History · Creston

Creston’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Creston yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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What stands out about Creston’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Creston’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
The story

How Creston came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Creston.

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Creston was laid out in 1886 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point. It was named from its lofty elevation. Creston was originally built up chiefly by Germans. The town was incorporated as a village in 1890.

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By decade

Creston, decade by decade

On the National Register

1 historic place in Creston

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2013
Citizens State Bank
in Nebraska
#107
by listings

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Creston

Nobody well known was born in Creston itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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