The public archives hold no old photos of Patterson yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Patterson’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Patterson.
Patterson was laid out in 1872. It derives its name from Alexander Pattison, the original owner of the town site, but the name was misspelled on the plat and stuck.
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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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