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History · Leola

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

Leola is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 287 at the 2020 census, down from 308 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 308 to 287 (-7%). Half of its homes were built before 1983.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Leola 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Leola’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Leola

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Bonnie BartlettBonnie BartlettWisconsin Rapids · 15 miJames DalyJames DalyWisconsin Rapids · 15 miJoe PavelskiJoe PavelskiPlover · 16 miHWHenry Solomon WellcomeAlmond · 13 miGrim NatwickGrim NatwickWisconsin Rapids · 15 miEd LewisEd LewisNekoosa · 14 mi
By decade

Leola, 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 Leola is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Leola has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Wakely Road Bridge in Saratoga, 12.8 miles away.

Leola and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Leola. Tap a dot.
Wakely Road BridgeWakeley's TavernWood County CourthouseElizabeth Daly HouseNels and Nellie Johnson HouseAdams County Courthouse

Closest to Leola

Wakely Road BridgeSaratoga · Structure12.8miWakeley's TavernSaratoga · Building12.9miWood County CourthouseWisconsin Rapids · Building15.1miElizabeth Daly HouseWisconsin Rapids · Built 190915.1miNels and Nellie Johnson HouseWisconsin Rapids · Building15.2mi

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. Wakely Road Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Leola?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Leola’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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