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Germania’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Germania is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 343 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 332 to 343 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1979.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Germania has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Tigerton Village Hall and Engine House in Tigerton, 5.1 miles away.

Germania and the nearest listed places

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Tigerton Village Hall and Engine HouseJohn Gilbert Rosholt HouseWipf, J. & C., MillsNew Hope Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church and CemeteryRising Star Flouring MillKasper, Philip H., Cheese Factory

Closest to Germania

Tigerton Village Hall and Engine HouseTigerton · Built 19065.1miJohn Gilbert Rosholt HouseRosholt · Built 19069.6miWipf, J. & C., MillsIola · District14.9miNew Hope Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church and CemeteryNew Hope · Building15.4miRising Star Flouring MillNelsonville · Built 186717.5mi

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. Tigerton Village Hall and Engine House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Germania?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Germania’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.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Wittenberg📜 Fairbanks📜 Tigerton📜 Harrison
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