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Carson’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Carson. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Carson is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,374 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Mill Creek Community and Rocky Run are located in the town. The town was most likely named for Samuel Carson, who immigrated from Ireland around 1872.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,305 to 1,374 (+5%). Half of its homes were built before 1987.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Carson 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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Famous people close to Carson

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Peter WellerPeter WellerStevens Point · 9 miBonnie BartlettBonnie BartlettWisconsin Rapids · 12 miJames DalyJames DalyWisconsin Rapids · 12 miGarrett Weber-GaleGarrett Weber-GaleStevens Point · 9 miJoe PavelskiJoe PavelskiPlover · 11 miLauren SesselmannLauren SesselmannStevens Point · 9 mi
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Carson, 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 Carson is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Carson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Folding Furniture Works Building in Stevens Point, 7.6 miles away.

Carson and the nearest listed places

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Folding Furniture Works BuildingMathias Mitchell Public Square-Main Street Historic DistrictTemple Beth IsraelHotel WhitingFox TheaterSisters of St. Joseph Complex

Closest to Carson

Folding Furniture Works BuildingStevens Point · Built 19197.6miMathias Mitchell Public Square-Main Street Historic DistrictStevens Point · District7.7miTemple Beth IsraelStevens Point · Built 19057.8miHotel WhitingStevens Point · Building7.8miFox TheaterStevens Point · Built 18947.8mi

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. Folding Furniture Works Building’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Carson?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Carson’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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

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