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History · Foldahl Township

2 of Foldahl Township’s places are on the National Register

Most of Foldahl Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1968. Below: maps from 1956 on.

2on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Foldahl Township’s past

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

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The story so far

Foldahl Township, in brief

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

Foldahl Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 94 at the 2000 census. Foldahl Township was organized in 1883, and named after a place in Norway.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 62 to 78 (+26%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Foldahl Township, 1883 to 1956

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883Post officeThe Foldal post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1913Post officeThe Foldal post office closes
  5. 1956On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Foldahl Township on the map, 1956 to 1992

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Foldahl Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Foldahl Township on the 1956 USGS mapFoldahl Township on the 1982 USGS mapFoldahl Township on the 1992 USGS map1956Florian sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Foldahl Township.

On the National Register

2 historic places in Foldahl Township

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

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts
first listed
1973
Larson Mill
Old Mill State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic ResourcesLarson Mill
BuildingsDistricts

Architectural styles listings

NPS Rustic1
Old Mill State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic ResourcesNPS Rustic
All 2 listings
Larson MillBuilding · listed 1973

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Foldahl Township

Nobody well known was born in Foldahl Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Paul NelsonAmerican music critic · b. 1936
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Gerome KamrowskiAmerican artist · b. 1914
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Joseph SteffanAmerican lawyer · b. 1964
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Rufus GilbertAmerican football, basketball, and baseball pla… · b. 1884
Craig SmithBasketball coach · b. 1972
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Emil R. BedardUnited States Marine Corps general · b. 1943
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Foldal, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Foldahl
1cemetery inside Foldahl Township
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Alma TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townComstock TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMarsh Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWright TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Foldahl Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Foldahl Township?

Two places: the Old Mill State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources (listed 1989) and the Larson Mill (1973).

Memory lane

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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 (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.