History · Calera
Calera’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Calera. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
1887established
4old images & papers
1need a date
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Calera was incorporated in 1887, and named after the Spanish word for "quarry" for all of the limestone deposits located in the area.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1887Established
1930s2 items · Alabama - Claera through FlorenceCommons
1940–1989Nothing in the archives yet
1993EXTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING NORTH, OF THE 'OLD PIT' …Commons
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2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewAlabama - Claera through Florence, 1935: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Calera
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Calera, decade by decade
1930s2 items
1940s–
1980s
1980s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today8 photos
CommonsCalera, Alabama March 17, 20232023
CommonsBridge over I-65 observing southbound near Calera, Alabama …2023
CommonsTwo Calera Firefighters2016
CommonsFirefighter from behind2016
CommonsCalera Pumper2016
CommonsCalera, Alabama Cowart Drug Store2012
CommonsCalera, Alabama City Hall2012
CommonsALMap-doton-Calera2004Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Alabama - Claera through Florence (1935) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.