Altha’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Altha. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Altha was first settled in 1902, and the Town of Altha was officially incorporated as a municipality in 1946.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Altha’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Altha’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewConnecticut -New Haven County - -…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Altha
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Altha, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Altha is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Altha has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Old Calhoun County Courthouse in Blountstown, 10.2 miles away.
Altha 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 Connecticut -New Haven County - -Windham County- -- Delaware -entire state- -- District of Columbia -- Florida -Alachua… (1940) 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.