Fairview’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Fairview. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Settled in the 1840s, what is now Fairview was originally known as "Lawrence Chapel." The town began using its current name, after a local Methodist church, in the 1890s. By the early 1900s, the town was home to several mills and a popular resort hotel. The first high school was completed in 1923.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Fairview’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fairview’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1963 Cullman tornado, 1963: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Fairview
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Fairview, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Fairview is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fairview has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman, 9.5 miles away.
Fairview and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1963 Cullman tornado (1963) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.