The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Martell was named after Charles Martel, the 8th-century Duke of the Franks. The community's name was also spelled Martel until the Board on Geographic Names officially decided in favor of "Martell" in 1896.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Martell’s history is told.
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Before
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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 Martell is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Martell has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is William H. Charlton House in Sprague, 2.8 miles away.
Martell and the nearest listed places
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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. William H. Charlton House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Martell?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Martell’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational 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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