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Midland Township’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Midland Township. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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From Midland Township’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Midland Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Midland Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewMain Street looking west: stand where they stood+15 Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Midland Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Midland Township.

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Midland was laid out in 1890. The town was named from its location halfway between the Missouri and Cheyenne rivers. A post office called Midland has been in operation since 1890.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Midland Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s3 items
Main Street looking west1909Main Street looking west Main Street looking east1909Main Street looking east Bridge over the Bad River, at Midland, S. Dak1909Bridge over the Bad River, at Midland, S. Dak
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today2 recent
MIDLAND PIONEER MUSEUM, HAAKON COUNTY SD2013MIDLAND PIONEER MUSEUM, HAAKON COUNTY SD SDMap-doton-Midland2004SDMap-doton-Midland
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Main Street looking west
Retake this viewMain Street looking west, 1909

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Midland Township’s page.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

Miller TownshipIts storyGreenleaf TownshipIts storyRockdale TownshipIts story

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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From Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (3) and Wikipedia. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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