A history of Rome,
since 1834
Postcards, papers and photographs of Rome from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Abihka tribe of Creek in the area of Rome later became part of the Upper Creek people (who occupied the Northern Creek territory, called themselves the Muscogee). They merged with other Creek tribes to become the Ulibahali, who later migrated westward into Alabama in the general region of Gadsden. By the mid-18th century, the Iroquoian-speaking Cherokee had moved into this area and occupied it. They had moved down from areas of Tennessee, under pressure from settlement by Americans migrating across the Appalachians from eastern territories.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Rome’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBirds Eye View of Rome, GA; Postc…, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Rome
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Rome, decade by decade
CommonsBird's Eye View of1910
CommonsBirds Eye View of Rome, GA; Postcard Reverse1910 · postcard
CommonsAll are workers in Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill. The ages in thi…1913
CommonsAll are workers in Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mills. The ages in th…1913
CommonsAll these are workers at the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, G…1913
CommonsAll these are workers in the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, G…1913
CommonsNeil Power, 10 y(ea)rs old, he said, 'Turn stockings in Rom…1913
CommonsNeil Power, 10 y(ea)rs old, he said, 'Turns stockings in Ro…1913
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Bird's Eye View of (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.