The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The city of Fonda was originally called Marvin. The name "Marvin", however, was deemed too similar to Manson, Iowa and due to mail being mixed up, town officials changed the name to Fonda in 1874. The name was chosen by messengers A.O. Garlock and George Fairburn who decided a name change was warranted; they felt the name "Fonda" was appropriate as per the Post Office Directory, the nearest municipality sharing the name, "Fonda", is Fonda, New York.
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Start Fonda’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fonda’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Fonda, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Fonda is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fonda has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is First National Bank of Pomeroy in Pomeroy, 8.4 miles away.
Fonda and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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