Arthur’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Arthur. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1877, the population was approximately 300 people. The community was incorporated as a village in April of that year.
The first village election was held on June 12, 1877, and C. G. McComb, Matt Hunsaker, W. H. Reeder, H. C. Jones, J. W. Sears, and Nick Thompson were elected trustees, and J. W. Barrum, clerk.
The original town was laid out on the farms of M. H. Warren on the Moultrie County side and the Pendleton Murphy farm on the Douglas County side. Early additions to the town included those by Murphy, Reeves, Hunsaker, Gibson, Warren, Reeder, followed by Kensington, Campbell, Boyd, Bennet, Fitzjarrald, and others.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Arthur’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Arthur’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view100 Block South Vine street looki…, c. 1924: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Arthur
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Arthur, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 100 Block South Vine street looking South from railroad (c. 1924) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.