The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Burgoon has been in operation since 1873. The village is named after Isadore H. Burgoon, a railroad official. An exhibit on I.H. Burgoon can be found at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont.
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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 Burgoon is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Burgoon has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Michaels Farm in Liberty, 3 miles away.
Burgoon 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. Michaels Farm’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Burgoon?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Burgoon’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.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.