The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1841, William Dennison Cary purchased 82 acres (33 ha) for $1.25 an acre at the location of the current town and built a farm. In 1856, Cary included a train station for the Illinois & Wisconsin Railway which connected Cary to Chicago and Janesville. The site was approved and a post office was added with the designation "Cary Station." The community around Cary Station was incorporated in 1893 as Cary, Illinois.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Cary’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cary’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHarry Lien, 1923: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Cary
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Cary, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Harry Lien (1923) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.