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History · Crookston

Crookston’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Crookston. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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Crookston got its start in the year 1885, following construction of the railroad through the territory. It was named for W. T. Crook, a railroad official.

A post office was established in Crookston in 1886, and remains in operation.

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Crookston, 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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Today6 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Crookston is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Crookston has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is F. M. Walcott House in Valentine, 10.6 miles away.

Crookston and the nearest listed places

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F. M. Walcott HouseCherry County CourthouseUS Post Office-ValentineValentine Public SchoolBorman BridgeBryan Bridge

Closest to Crookston

F. M. Walcott HouseValentine · Vernacular10.6miCherry County CourthouseValentine · Romanesque10.8miUS Post Office-ValentineValentine · Moderne10.9miValentine Public SchoolValentine · Queen Anne11miBorman BridgeValentine · Pin-connected Pratt through truss12.8mi

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. F. M. Walcott House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Crookston?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Crookston’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

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📜 Kilgore📜 Valentine📜 St. Francis📜 Nenzel

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