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History · Clare

Clare’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Clare. 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

Clare Township is a township and census designated place in Moody County, South Dakota, United States. Clare is located approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northwest of Flandreau.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 151 to 138 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 2021.

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

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Famous people close to Clare

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Gene AmdahlGene AmdahlFlandreau · 5 miIDIvan DresserFlandreau · 5 miEdith GreenEdith GreenTrent · 11 miDell L. DaileyDell L. DaileyFlandreau · 5 miDSDan SuttonFlandreau · 5 miRHRoger W. HuntFlandreau · 5 mi
By decade

Clare, 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 Clare is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Clare has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Egan Park in Egan, 5.7 miles away.

Clare and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Clare. Tap a dot.
Egan ParkSt. Vincent's HotelSouth Dakota Dept. of Trans. Br. No. 51-124-136Moody County CourthouseCrystal TheatreFlandreau Masonic Temple

Closest to Clare

Egan ParkEgan · Site5.7miSt. Vincent's HotelFlandreau · Built 18975.7miSouth Dakota Dept. of Trans. Br. No. 51-124-136Egan · Built 19225.8miMoody County CourthouseFlandreau · Built 19155.8miCrystal TheatreFlandreau · Built 19135.9mi

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. Egan Park’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Clare?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Clare’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
📜 Egan📜 Riverview📜 Flandreau📜 Jefferson
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