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History · St. Edward

St. Edward’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of St. Edward. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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St. Edward was founded in 1871. An early variant name was "Waterville". A post office called Waterville was established in 1874, and the name was changed to Saint Edward in 1877. The present name honors Edward Sorin, C.S.C., a Roman Catholic priest.

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St. Edward, 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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Today6 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in St. Edward is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean St. Edward has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Albion Carnegie Library in Albion, 10.8 miles away.

St. Edward and the nearest listed places

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Albion Carnegie LibraryMonroe Congregational Church and New Hope CemeteryUS Post Office-AlbionU.S. Indian Industrial SchoolFirst Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church and CemeteryCedar Rapids City Hall and Library

Closest to St. Edward

Albion Carnegie LibraryAlbion · Built 190810.8miMonroe Congregational Church and New Hope CemeteryMonroe · District11miUS Post Office-AlbionAlbion · Building11miU.S. Indian Industrial SchoolGenoa · Building11.1miFirst Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church and CemeteryJoliet · Building12.6mi

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. Albion Carnegie Library’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in St. Edward?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to St. Edward’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.

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