Middletown’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Middletown. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusMiddletown is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2021 Census, the population of the town is 24,164.
Middletown was established in 1861. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 18,871 to 23,192 (+23%). Half of its homes were built before 2005.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Middletown yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Middletown’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Middletown’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo3 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewEpiscopal Church Foundation Inc, 1929: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Middletown
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Middletown, decade by decade
1990s
26 historic places in Middletown
Middletown has 26 listings on the National Register, and they protect 274 historic buildings, because Middletown Historic District alone counts 187.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Episcopal Church Foundation Inc (1929) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (4) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.