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History · Merry

Merry’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Merry. 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

Merry Township is one of eleven townships in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 68 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 76 to 84 (+11%). Half of its homes were built before 1980.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Merry 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Merry’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Merry

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RGRodney A. GrantMacy · 14 miAngel De CoraAngel De CoraThurston · 6 miLRLisa RohdeWakefield · 14 miAlvin Saunders JohnsonAlvin Saunders JohnsonHomer · 9 miJames Young DeerJames Young DeerDakota City · 16 miRalph F. BeermannRalph F. BeermannDakota City · 16 mi
By decade

Merry, 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 Merry is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Merry has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ben Bonderson Farm in Emerson, 4.4 miles away.

Merry and the nearest listed places

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Ben Bonderson FarmPicotte, Dr. Susan, Memorial HospitalSusan La Flesche Picotte HouseEmerson City ParkCornelius O'Connor HouseFirst Thurston County Courthouse

Closest to Merry

Ben Bonderson FarmEmerson · Built 18834.4miPicotte, Dr. Susan, Memorial HospitalWalthill · Building7.3miSusan La Flesche Picotte HouseWalthill · Built 19077.5miEmerson City ParkEmerson · Site7.8miCornelius O'Connor HouseHomer · Building9mi

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. Ben Bonderson Farm’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Merry?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Merry’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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📜 Flournoy📜 Winnebago📜 Thurston📜 Perry
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