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Glasgow’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Glasgow. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Glasgow is a village in Scott County, Illinois, United States. The population was 113 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 141 to 113 (-20%). Half of its homes were built before 1940.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Glasgow yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Glasgow’s history is told.

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Glasgow, decade by decade

Before
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.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Glasgow is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Glasgow has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Winchester Historic District in Winchester, 5.7 miles away.

Glasgow and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Glasgow. Tap a dot.
Winchester Historic DistrictHotel RoodhouseTillery, Virginia, Round BarnWhite Hall FoundryWhite Hall Historic DistrictWhite Hall Historic District (Boundary Increase)

Closest to Glasgow

Winchester Historic DistrictWinchester · District5.7miHotel RoodhouseRoodhouse · Building6.9miTillery, Virginia, Round BarnWhite Hall · Building7.7miWhite Hall FoundryWhite Hall · Building8.7miWhite Hall Historic DistrictWhite Hall · District8.7mi

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. Winchester Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Glasgow?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Glasgow’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Alsey📜 Wilmington📜 Winchester📜 Patterson
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