Oakley’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Oakley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The city was named for William Oakley, the proprietor of a 19th-century stagecoach station located at a spring currently located about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the present townsite known as Oakley Meadows.
Oakley Academy was established in 1901, and Howells Opera House was established in 1907.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Oakley’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oakley’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCassia Stake Tabernacle, 1914: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Oakley
See all 1 →Oakley, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Oakley
Oakley has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 95 historic buildings, because Oakley Historic District alone counts 95.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Cassia Stake Tabernacle (1914) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.