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Hale’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hale is a town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,061 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Elk Creek, Hale, and Pleasantville are located in the town.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,037 to 1,061 (+2%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hale has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Green Bay and Western Railroad Depot in Whitehall, 6.9 miles away.

Hale and the nearest listed places

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Green Bay and Western Railroad DepotIndependence City HallHerman M. and Hanna Hediger HouseArcadia Free Public LibraryCalifornia Wine and Liquor StoreDells Mill

Closest to Hale

Green Bay and Western Railroad DepotWhitehall · Built 19146.9miIndependence City HallIndependence · Built 19029.9miHerman M. and Hanna Hediger HouseAlbion · Building12.4miArcadia Free Public LibraryArcadia · Built 190617.9miCalifornia Wine and Liquor StoreFairchild · Built 189618.6mi

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. Green Bay and Western Railroad Depot’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hale?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hale’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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