The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Jolley was platted in 1883. The town was incorporated in 1895.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Jolley’s history is told.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Jolley is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Jolley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is First National Bank of Pomeroy in Pomeroy, 5.2 miles away.
Jolley and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Jolley
First National Bank of PomeroyPomeroy · Building5.2mi
Perry C. and Mattie Forrest Holdoegel HouseRockwell City · Built 19177.2mi
Calhoun County CourthouseRockwell City · Classical Revival · Built 19147.2miRockwell City BridgeRockwell City · Structure8miChautauqua Park Historic DistrictSac City · District14.1mi
Perry C. and Mattie Forrest Holdoegel HouseRockwell City · Built 19177.2miCalhoun County CourthouseRockwell City · Classical Revival · Built 19147.2miRockwell City BridgeRockwell City · Structure8miChautauqua Park Historic DistrictSac City · District14.1miHow a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. First National Bank of Pomeroy’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Jolley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Jolley’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.