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History · Rogers Township

1 of Rogers Township’s places is on the National Register

Most of Rogers Township was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984.

1on the National Register
6%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Rogers Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Rogers Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Rogers Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Rogers Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Rogers Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 984 to 964 (-2%).

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Rogers Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1984
Forty Mile Point Light Station
Forty Mile Point Light Station, built 1896
Buildings
Forty Mile Point Light StationBuilt 1896

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
BruningvilleEvergreen BeachManitou Beach

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Moltke TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBelknap TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOcqueoc Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRogers City2 historic placesB+Pulawski TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Rogers Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Rogers Township?

One place: the Forty Mile Point Light Station (listed 1984).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.