History · Swink
Swink’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Swink. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
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The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Swink has been in operation since 1906. The community was named after George W. Swink, a Colorado politician.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Swink’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewSwink Bridge, Spanning Arkansas R…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Swink, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today2 photos
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Swink Bridge, Spanning Arkansas River (County Road 24.5) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.