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History · Tamworth Township

46% of Tamworth Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the Maj. John A. Pickler Homestead and the South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 25-218-141. Its Register listings are the Maj. John A. Pickler Homestead and the South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 25-218-141.

2on the National Register
46%homes built before 1940
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On the National Register

2 historic places in Tamworth Township

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

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1973
Maj. John A. Pickler Homestead
Maj. John A. Pickler Homestead, built 1882South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 25-218-141
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Architectural styles listings

Richardsonian1
Steel stringer with outer concrete girder1
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Maj. John A. Pickler HomesteadBuilding · listed 1973South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 25-218-141Structure · listed 1993

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.

Orient TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBryant TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLafoon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Tamworth Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Tamworth Township?

Two places: the Maj. John A. Pickler Homestead (listed 1973) and the South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 25-218-141 (1993).

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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 (2) 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.