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History · Glencoe

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

Glencoe is a town in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 402 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Glencoe is located in the town.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 485 to 402 (-17%). Half of its homes were built before 1982.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Glencoe has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Arcadia Free Public Library in Arcadia, 4.9 miles away.

Glencoe and the nearest listed places

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Arcadia Free Public LibraryHarmonia HallIndependence City HallFugina HouseGreen Bay and Western Railroad DepotKirch/Latch Building

Closest to Glencoe

Arcadia Free Public LibraryArcadia · Built 19064.9miHarmonia HallWaumandee · Built 18906.7miIndependence City HallIndependence · Built 190210miFugina HouseFountain City · Built 191611.9miGreen Bay and Western Railroad DepotWhitehall · Built 191414.8mi

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. Arcadia Free Public Library’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Glencoe?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Glencoe’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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