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History · Burdick

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

Burdick Township is a township in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Its population was 23 as of the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 23 to 14 (-39%).

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

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Famous people close to Burdick

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Troy MeinkTroy MeinkLemmon · 15 miGale ClevenGale ClevenLemmon · 15 miBMBud MarquardtHettinger · 20 miKAKarl W. AschenbrennerBison · 18 miKUKorliss UeckerHettinger · 20 miGSG. A. SwansonLemmon · 15 mi
By decade

Burdick, 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 Burdick is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Burdick has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Rockford No. 40 School in Liberty, 6.2 miles away.

Burdick and the nearest listed places

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Rockford No. 40 SchoolCarr No. 60 SchoolG. E. Lemmon HouseOle Quamman HouseLemmon Petrified ParkGolden Rule Department Store

Closest to Burdick

Rockford No. 40 SchoolLiberty · Built 19006.2miCarr No. 60 SchoolBarrett · Building7.8miG. E. Lemmon HouseLemmon · Built 190815.2miOle Quamman HouseLemmon · Built 191015.3miLemmon Petrified ParkLemmon · Site15.5mi

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. Rockford No. 40 School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Burdick?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Burdick’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
📜 Liberty📜 Barrett📜 Rockford📜 Flat Creek
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