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History · Casey

Casey’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Casey. 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

Casey is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 396 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 353 to 396 (+12%). Half of its homes were built before 1980.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Casey 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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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 Casey is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Casey has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mrs. Richard Polson House in Spooner, 8.7 miles away.

Casey and the nearest listed places

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Mrs. Richard Polson HouseGeorge V. Siegner HouseBishop Stanislaus Vincent Bona CabinAntoine and Sarah Gordon HouseNorth Wisconsin Lumber Company OfficeHinckley State Line Marker

Closest to Casey

Mrs. Richard Polson HouseSpooner · Built 19178.7miGeorge V. Siegner HouseSpooner · Built 19049miBishop Stanislaus Vincent Bona CabinMinong · Building12.4miAntoine and Sarah Gordon HouseGordon · Building21.8miNorth Wisconsin Lumber Company OfficeHayward · Built 188923.1mi

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. Mrs. Richard Polson House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Casey?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Casey’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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📜 Chicog📜 Scott📜 Trego📜 Brooklyn
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