Eureka’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Eureka. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Eureka was originally laid out as Walnut Grove in 1855. The name was changed to Eureka because of a naming conflict with another Walnut Grove. Sources differ on who proposed the name Eureka. The city is named from the Greek expression Eureka, meaning "I have found it".
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Eureka’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eureka’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMinonk is His Home, 1901: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Eureka
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Eureka, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Minonk is His Home (1901) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (3), 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.