History · Red Fish

Red Fish’s history is
mostly unwritten

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

0old images & papers
1historic places
0recent photos

The story so far

from the U.S. Census

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 16 to 27 (+69%).

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

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Red Fish, 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

1 historic place in Red Fish

1 place in Red Fish is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

#156
In South Dakotaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1993first listedStamford Bridge

Where they are

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Structures

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
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