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History · Dudley

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

Dudley Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,490.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,438 to 1,490 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1982.

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

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Famous people close to Dudley

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AYAllyn Abbott YoungKenton · 8 miGrant E. MouserGrant E. MouserLa Rue · 5 miJohn M. MurrayJohn M. MurrayKenton · 8 miLSLawrence StagerKenton · 8 miPaul M. HerbertPaul M. HerbertMarseilles · 8 miGMGladys MilliganLa Rue · 5 mi
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Dudley, 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 Dudley is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Dudley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mount Victory Historic District in Mount Victory, 5.5 miles away.

Dudley and the nearest listed places

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Mount Victory Historic DistrictHardin County CourthouseKenton Courthouse Square Historic DistrictKenton Public LibraryNorth Main-North Detroit Street Historic DistrictArmstrong Farm

Closest to Dudley

Mount Victory Historic DistrictMount Victory · District5.5miHardin County CourthouseKenton · Built 19157.6miKenton Courthouse Square Historic DistrictKenton · District7.6miKenton Public LibraryKenton · Built 19057.7miNorth Main-North Detroit Street Historic DistrictKenton · District7.7mi

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. Mount Victory Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Dudley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Dudley’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
📜 Goshen📜 La Rue📜 Hale📜 Mount Victory
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