History · Lodi

Lodi’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Lodi. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from the U.S. Census

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 80 to 53 (-34%). Half of its homes were built before 1956.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lodi yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lodi’s history is told.

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Lodi, 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 Lodi is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lodi has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Redfield City Hall, Old in Redfield, 5.9 miles away.

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. Redfield City Hall, Old’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lodi?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lodi’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.

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