History · Lone Tree

Lone Tree’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Lone Tree. 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 14 to 10 (-29%).

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

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Lone Tree, 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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Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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