The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Yutan was originally called Clear Creek, and under the latter name was platted in 1876 when the Omaha and Republican Valley Railroad was extended to that point. It was renamed in 1884 after Ietan, an Otoe Indian chief.
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National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Yutan is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Yutan has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is J. C. Robinson House in Waterloo, 6.9 miles away.
Yutan 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. J. C. Robinson House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Yutan?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Yutan’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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