History · Coleman

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

Coleman is a village in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 726 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 1882, a railroad track was laid between Coleman and Pound, Wisconsin. The tracks were later extended in 1884 to Crivitz, Wisconsin and Marinette, Wisconsin, bringing many more goods and settlers. Logging was the predominant industry in the area from the 1880s and 1910s.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 724 people in 2010, 726 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1958.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Coleman 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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Coleman is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Coleman has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lena Road School in Pound, 2 miles away.

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. Lena Road School’s page links to a real one.
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Then & now

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