Blanchard’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Blanchard. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called White was established in 1903, but in 1908, the name was changed to Blanchard. The present name honors John Blanchard, a pioneer settler.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Blanchard’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewDamaged Properties - Idaho: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Blanchard
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Blanchard, decade by decade
2000
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Nothing in Blanchard is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Blanchard has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Spirit Lake Historic District in Spirit Lake, 6.6 miles away.
Blanchard and the nearest listed places
Closest to Blanchard
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Damaged Properties - Idaho and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.