History · Grattan

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

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Grattan Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 843 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 833.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 817 to 840 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Grattan yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Grattan is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Grattan has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Old Nebraska State Bank Building in O'Neill, 1.4 miles away.

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. Old Nebraska State Bank Building’s page links to a real one.
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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.

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