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

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The story

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Founded in 1884 as "Badgerville", the name was changed in 1890 for post office purposes.

The town was featured in Life magazine on May 29, 1950, with an account of the newly elected Petticoat City Government under Mayor Ethel Altman.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hope’s history is told.

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Hope, 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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Today1 photo
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Hope is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hope has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Abo Elementary School and Fallout Shelter in Artesia, 18.4 miles away.

Hope and the nearest listed places

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Abo Elementary School and Fallout ShelterHodges-Sipple HouseF. L. Lukins HouseWilliam Baskin HouseJohn Acord HouseSallie Chisum Robert House

Closest to Hope

Abo Elementary School and Fallout ShelterArtesia · Built 196218.4miHodges-Sipple HouseArtesia · Built 190519.2miF. L. Lukins HouseArtesia · Built 190619.2miWilliam Baskin HouseArtesia · Built 190519.2miJohn Acord HouseArtesia · Built 190819.3mi

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. Abo Elementary School and Fallout Shelter’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hope?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hope’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
📜 Artesia📜 Lake Arthur📜 Hagerman📜 Dexter

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