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History · Bath

Bath’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Bath. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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At scene of mill. Wreck at Bath, So. Dak, 1910 · Library of Congress

The story

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A post office called Bath was established in 1881. The community's name is derived from Bath, England.

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Timeline

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1910At scene of mill. Wreck at Bath, So. DakLOC
1920–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bath’s history is told.

1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAt scene of mill. Wreck at Bath, …, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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By decade

Bath, decade by decade

1910s1 item
At scene of mill. Wreck at Bath, So. DakLOCAt scene of mill. Wreck at Bath, So. Dak1910
1920s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings 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 Bath is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bath has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Welsh Presbyterian Church in Cambria, 4.4 miles away.

Bath and the nearest listed places

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Welsh Presbyterian ChurchPlana SchoolArt Karl FarmGustav and Mary Werth HouseMargaret and Maurice Lamont HouseJohn H. Firey House

Closest to Bath

Welsh Presbyterian ChurchCambria · Building4.4miPlana SchoolCambria · Built 19125.2miArt Karl FarmGem · Building6miGustav and Mary Werth HouseAberdeen · Built 19166.5miMargaret and Maurice Lamont HouseAberdeen · Built 19126.6mi

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

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as At scene of mill. Wreck at Bath, So. Dak (1910) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Prairiewood📜 Aberdeen📜 Gem📜 Cambria

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