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History · Crow Lake

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

Crow Lake is an unincorporated community in Jerauld County, South Dakota, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1,729 ft (527 m).

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 54 people in 2010, 55 in 2020.

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

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Famous people close to Crow Lake

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David RumelhartDavid RumelhartWessington Springs · 11 miQBQuinten BurgWessington Springs · 11 miGSGary SchwartzWessington Springs · 11 mi
By decade

Crow Lake, 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 Crow Lake is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Crow Lake has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Patten Consolidated School in Patten, 6 miles away.

Crow Lake and the nearest listed places

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Patten Consolidated SchoolUnderwood United Methodist ChurchHawkeye Valley MillHarmony Friends ChurchMunicipal Field HouseRobert S. Vessey House

Closest to Crow Lake

Patten Consolidated SchoolPatten · Building6miUnderwood United Methodist ChurchPatten · Building7.1miHawkeye Valley MillAnina · Building7.5miHarmony Friends ChurchHarmony · Built 19139.9miMunicipal Field HouseWessington Springs · Built 193610.8mi

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. Patten Consolidated School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Crow Lake?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Crow Lake’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
📜 Logan📜 Pleasant📜 Anina📜 Patten
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