Dodge’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Dodge. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Dodge was platted in 1886 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for George A. Dodge, a pioneer settler. Dodge was incorporated as a village in 1887.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Dodge’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dodge’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDodge, Nebraska. William Kassmier…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Dodge
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Dodge, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Dodge is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Dodge has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Scheider's Opera House in Snyder, 4.9 miles away.
Dodge 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 Dodge, Nebraska. William Kassmier, son-in-law and hired man of Anton Wisnieski, a farmer (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.