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History · Lakeridge

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

Lakeridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lakeridge had a population of 409.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 371 to 409 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.

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

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Famous people close to Lakeridge

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Jamie AndersonJamie AndersonSouth Lake Tahoe · 8 miMBMaddie BowmanSouth Lake Tahoe · 8 miMark AmodeiMark AmodeiCarson · 13 miMaurice E. McLoughlinMaurice E. McLoughlinCarson · 13 miKPKrysta PalmerGardnerville · 13 miLauren WoodlandLauren WoodlandCarson · 13 mi
By decade

Lakeridge, 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 Lakeridge is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lakeridge has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lena N. Gale Cabin in Zephyr Cove, 2.4 miles away.

Lakeridge and the nearest listed places

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Lena N. Gale CabinLake Shore HouseTAHOE (Shipwreck)Friday's StationReese-Johnson-Virgin HouseGenoa Historic District

Closest to Lakeridge

Lena N. Gale CabinZephyr Cove · Rustic2.4miLake Shore HouseGlenbrook · Building3.5miTAHOE (Shipwreck)Glenbrook · Structure3.7miFriday's StationKingsbury · Building5.1miReese-Johnson-Virgin HouseGenoa · Mid-19th Century5.8mi

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. Lena N. Gale Cabin’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lakeridge?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lakeridge’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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📜 South Lake Tahoe📜 Carson📜 Truckee📜 Reno
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