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History · Holgate

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

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The story

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Holgate, formerly known as Kaufmanville, was platted in 1873 when the railroad was extended to that point and incorporated as a village in 1881. The village has the name of William Holgate, the original owner of the town site. A post office has been in operation since 1874.

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Holgate, 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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Today6 photos
Holgate post office 43527CommonsHolgate post office 435272015Holgate Sankt-JohanniskircheCommonsHolgate Sankt-Johanniskirche2015Holgate HSCommonsHolgate HS2015Map of Henry County Ohio Highlighting Holgate VillageMapMap of Henry County Ohio Highlighting Holgate Village2015Holgate, OhioCommonsHolgate, Ohio2012OHMap-doton-HolgateCommonsOHMap-doton-Holgate2004
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Holgate is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Holgate has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is First Presbyterian Church in Napoleon, 9.7 miles away.

Holgate and the nearest listed places

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First Presbyterian ChurchHenry County CourthouseHenry County Sheriff's Residence and JailSt. Augustine's Catholic ChurchEast Side Fire StationFort Defiance Park

Closest to Holgate

First Presbyterian ChurchNapoleon · Building9.7miHenry County CourthouseNapoleon · Building9.8miHenry County Sheriff's Residence and JailNapoleon · Building9.8miSt. Augustine's Catholic ChurchNapoleon · Built 18569.9miEast Side Fire StationDefiance · Built 188911.7mi

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. First Presbyterian Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Holgate?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Holgate’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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