The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Edgewood was founded in the 1850s when the railroad was extended to that point. The village was named from its location near the edge of a forest. A post office has been in operation at Edgewood since 1858.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1957Edgewood quadrangle, Illinois : 15 minute seriesCommons
1960–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewEdgewood quadrangle, Illinois : 1…, 1957: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Edgewood, decade by decade
1960s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Edgewood quadrangle, Illinois : 15 minute series (1957) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.