A history of Sedalia,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Sedalia from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Sedalia post office has been in operation since 1872. The community was named after Sedalia, Missouri.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Sedalia’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewALCOVE BETWEEN CHAMBERS ONE AND T…, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Sedalia
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Sedalia, decade by decade
CommonsALCOVE BETWEEN CHAMBERS ONE AND TWO - VIEW LOOKING FROM CHA…1933
CommonsBARN - NORTHSIDE OF HOUSE HABS, COLO, 18-SED.V, 2M-1 - Chee…1933
CommonsBATH NUMBER SIX FOR GUEST CHAMBER - Highlands Ranch, 161 Ho…1933
CommonsBATH NUMBER SIX FOR GUEST CHAMBER - SECOND FLOOR - Highland…1933
CommonsBATH NUMBER TWO FOR CHAMBER NUMBER TWO - Highlands Ranch, 1…1933
CommonsBLACKSMITH SHOP - VIEW LOOKING NORTHWEST HABS COLO, 18-SED.…19331990s
1 historic place in Sedalia
1 place in Sedalia is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as ALCOVE BETWEEN CHAMBERS ONE AND TWO - VIEW LOOKING FROM CHAMBER NUMBER ONE - Highlands Ranch, 161 Holman Way (1933) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.