The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Poole was founded circa 1889. It was named for rancher W. W. Poole. A post office was established at Poole in 1906, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1982.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Poole’s history is told.
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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 Poole is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Poole has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bohning Memorial Auditorium in Ravenna, 3.3 miles away.
Poole 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. Bohning Memorial Auditorium’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Poole?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Poole’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 (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.