The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Ree Heights was laid out in 1882. The town was named after the Arikara (Ree) Indians. A post office in Ree Heights has been in operation since 1882.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1892Hand County, South Dakota (1892)Commons
1900–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHand County, South Dakota (1892), 1892: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Ree Heights
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By decade
Ree Heights, decade by decade
1890s1 item
1900s–
1990s
1990s
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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National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Ree Heights is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ree Heights has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Miller Ree Creek Bridge in Miller, 9.9 miles away.
Ree Heights and the nearest listed places
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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. Miller Ree Creek Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Ree Heights?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Ree Heights’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Hand County, South Dakota (1892) (1892) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.