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History · Mariposa

Mariposa’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Mariposa Township is one of twenty-four townships in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 377 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 386. The Village of Malmo lies within the Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 397 to 366 (-8%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mariposa 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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Mariposa, 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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Mariposa is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Mariposa has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Saunders County Courthouse in Chapman, 4.1 miles away.

Mariposa and the nearest listed places

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Saunders County CourthouseKacirek-Woita General StoreHoward Hanson HouseF.J. Kirchman HouseWahoo Burlington DepotO. K. Market

Closest to Mariposa

Saunders County CourthouseChapman · District4.1miKacirek-Woita General StoreWeston · Building5.5miHoward Hanson HouseWahoo · Built 18886.9miF.J. Kirchman HouseWahoo · Built 19037.1miWahoo Burlington DepotStocking · Building7.5mi

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. Saunders County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Mariposa?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Mariposa’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

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Malmo📜 Prague📜 Douglas📜 Weston
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