History · Leipsic

Leipsic’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Leipsic. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

3old images & papers
1historic places
2recent photos
From Leipsic’s archive · credits on each photo

The story

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A post office called Leipsic was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1902. The name is a variation of Leipzig, one of the largest cities in eastern Germany.

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Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1930s2 items · Elevation of east side looking west -…Commons
1940–1979Nothing in the archives yet
1982York Seat Farm, Route 9, Little Creek VicinityCommons
1990–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Leipsic’s history is told.

2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewElevation of east side looking we…, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people from Leipsic

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Leipsic, decade by decade

1940s–
1970s
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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1990s–
1990s
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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Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Elevation of east side looking west - Captain Kenny Wright-Mary S. Reed House, Little Creek Hundred, South side of east… (1933) and it appears here side by side.

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Historic places

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From Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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