The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Ward was named after James A. Ward, a railroad promoter and auditor of Dakota Territory from 1887 to 1889.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ward’s history is told.
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Ward is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ward has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Mary's School in Elkton, 5.6 miles away.
Ward 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. St. Mary's School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Ward?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Ward’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