The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗DeWitt was originally called Marion, and under the latter name was platted in 1836. The present name is for DeWitt Clinton, governor of New York, 1817–1823.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how De Witt’s history is told.
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Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in De Witt is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean De Witt has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is C. H. Moore House in Clinton, 9.3 miles away.
De Witt and the nearest listed places
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How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. C. H. Moore House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in De Witt?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to De Witt’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.