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History · Lyons Township

48% of Lyons Township’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 7 buildings.

1on the National Register
48%homes built before 1940
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On the National Register

1 listing protects 7 historic buildings

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
7
each building in a district counts
first listed
1991
Camden State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic…
Camden State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic District
Districts

Architectural styles listings

NPS Rustic1
Camden State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic DistrictNPS Rustic

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

RussellIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLynd Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSodus TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRock Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCoon Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Lyons Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Lyons Township?

One place: the Camden State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic District (listed 1991).

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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.