Carlyle’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Carlyle. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1811 or 1812, a man named John Hill built one of several "block" houses along the Goshen Trail, located at what is currently 201 Fairfax Street. The houses were reportedly built to serve as a line of defense against Native Americans. John Hill built the first house to be located in what has become Carlyle. He also established what could be considered Carlyle's first business: a ferry to carry traffic across the Kaskaskia River, including a small shelter at the river which served as a toll house.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Carlyle’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Carlyle’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo2 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewFirst National Bank sign, Main St…, 1988: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Carlyle
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Carlyle, decade by decade
1990s
unknown2 items
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as First National Bank sign, Main Street (1988) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.