The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Old Settler's Irrigation Ditch near Rosston is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Oklahoma.
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Before
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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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Nothing in Rosston is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Rosston has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Laverne's North Main Street District in Laverne, 7.4 miles away.
Rosston 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. Laverne's North Main Street District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Rosston?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Rosston’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.