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

Perry Township is one of eleven townships in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 235 at the 2020 census. A portion of the Village of Emerson lies within the Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 229 to 238 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1958.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Perry 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 Perry’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Perry

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Emily KinneyEmily KinneyWayne · 15 miAngel De CoraAngel De CoraThurston · 5 miLRLisa RohdeWakefield · 7 miAlvin Saunders JohnsonAlvin Saunders JohnsonHomer · 13 miMBMonty BudwigPender · 9 miKirk BovillKirk BovillWayne · 15 mi
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Perry, 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 Perry is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Perry has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Emerson City Park in Emerson, 2.5 miles away.

Perry and the nearest listed places

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Emerson City ParkBen Bonderson FarmSwedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem ChurchThurston County CourthouseFirst Thurston County CourthousePicotte, Dr. Susan, Memorial Hospital

Closest to Perry

Emerson City ParkEmerson · Site2.5miBen Bonderson FarmEmerson · Built 18834.7miSwedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem ChurchWakefield · Building7.4miThurston County CourthousePender · Building9.1miFirst Thurston County CourthousePender · Building9.1mi

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. Emerson City Park’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Perry?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Perry’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

nearby towns’ history
📜 Emerson📜 Flournoy📜 Thurston📜 Emerson
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