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Glendo’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Glendo Township is a township in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Its estimated population in 2019 was 13. The US census marked the township's population as 64 in 1920 and 76 in 1930.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 14 to 8 (-43%).

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

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Famous people close to Glendo

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BMBud MarquardtHettinger · 22 miKAKarl W. AschenbrennerBison · 22 miKUKorliss UeckerHettinger · 22 miDKDick KoppenhaverReeder · 26 miMTM. James TonerHettinger · 22 mi
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Glendo, 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 Glendo is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Glendo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Duck Creek Lutheran Church and Cemetery in Wilson, 9 miles away.

Glendo and the nearest listed places

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Duck Creek Lutheran Church and CemeteryBethany United Methodist ChurchPeace Valley Evangelical Church and CemeteryGolden Valley Norwegian Lutheran ChurchSorum Cooperative StoreThomas Ashcroft Ranch

Closest to Glendo

Duck Creek Lutheran Church and CemeteryWilson · Building9miBethany United Methodist ChurchWilson · Building9.1miPeace Valley Evangelical Church and CemeteryWilson · Building10.5miGolden Valley Norwegian Lutheran ChurchHorse Creek · Building13.4miSorum Cooperative StoreHorse Creek · Built 193614.8mi

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. Duck Creek Lutheran Church and Cemetery’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Glendo?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Glendo’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
📜 Wilson📜 Sidney📜 Vail📜 Strool-Plateau
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