The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Page got its start in the 1880s, following construction of the railroad through the territory. It was named for the Page family of pioneer settlers.
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Before
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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 Page is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Page has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is O'Neill Carnegie Library in O'Neill, 12.2 miles away.
Page 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. O'Neill Carnegie Library’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Page?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Page’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.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.