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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Twin Brooks is a town in Grant County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 47 at the 2020 census. Twin Brooks was named for two small streams near the town site; an early variant name was Two Creeks.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 69 to 47 (-32%). Half of its homes were built before 1966.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Twin Brooks, 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 Twin Brooks is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Twin Brooks has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is George and Mary Koch Farm in Grant Center, 3.4 miles away.

Twin Brooks and the nearest listed places

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George and Mary Koch FarmBrown Earth Presbyterian ChurchMilbank Carnegie LibraryEmil and Hannah Johnson HouseGrant County CourthouseFirst National Bank of Milbank

Closest to Twin Brooks

George and Mary Koch FarmGrant Center · District3.4miBrown Earth Presbyterian ChurchStockholm · Built 18776miMilbank Carnegie LibraryMilbank · Built 19067.2miEmil and Hannah Johnson HouseMilbank · Built 18957.2miGrant County CourthouseMilbank · Building7.3mi

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. George and Mary Koch Farm’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Twin Brooks📜 Grant Center📜 Kilborn📜 Marvin

From Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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