Alma’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Alma. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Alma was named in commemoration of the 1854 Battle of the Alma, in the Crimean War.
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Start Alma’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Alma’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewUpper Mississippi River 9-Foot Ch…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Alma
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Alma, decade by decade
2000
unknown1 item
11 historic places in Alma
Alma has 11 listings on the National Register, and they protect 133 historic buildings, because Alma Historic District alone counts 121.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1979Frederick Laue House
Listed 1979Tester and Polin General Merchandise Store
Listed 1979Sherman House
Listed 1982Alma Historic District
Listed 1982Burlington Hotel
Listed 1982Dr. J. T. Tenny House
Listed 1982Frederick Laue Jr. House
Listed 1982Jacob Berni House
Listed 1982John L. Senn House
Listed 1982John Steiner Store
Listed 1982Ulrich Walser HouseThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 4 and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (11). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.