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History · Seward

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

Seward is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Seward had a population of 26. Seward is 7 miles (11 km) south-southwest of Guthrie. Seward had a post office from May 15, 1889, to July 11, 1969. The community is named after William H. Seward. The transmitter for KOSU (91.7 MHz FM) is located about 3 miles west of Seward.

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

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Famous people close to Seward

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John Michael TalbotJohn Michael TalbotOklahoma City · 23 miElizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenOklahoma City · 23 miRalph EllisonRalph EllisonOklahoma City · 23 miBlake GriffinBlake GriffinOklahoma City · 23 miOlivia MunnOlivia MunnOklahoma City · 23 miJ.J. CaleJ.J. CaleOklahoma City · 23 mi
By decade

Seward, 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 Seward is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Seward has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Joseph Convent and Academy in Guthrie, 5.3 miles away.

Seward and the nearest listed places

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St. Joseph Convent and AcademyBenedictine Heights HospitalExcelsior LibraryGuthrie Historic DistrictLogan County CourthouseCo-Operative Publishing Company Building

Closest to Seward

St. Joseph Convent and AcademyGuthrie · Building5.3miBenedictine Heights HospitalGuthrie · Building6.2miExcelsior LibraryGuthrie · Built 19556.3miGuthrie Historic DistrictGuthrie · Eastlake6.5miLogan County CourthouseGuthrie · Beaux Arts · Built 19076.6mi

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. St. Joseph Convent and Academy’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Seward?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Seward’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
📜 Cedar Valley📜 Guthrie📜 Cimarron City📜 Edmond
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