Maunie’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Maunie. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The village name is a portmanteau of the first names of Maude Sheridan and Jennie Pumphrey, wives of two early settlers (John Pumphrey and G.S. Sheridan). A post office was established at Maunie in 1893. The village incorporated in 1901.
On January 18, 1929, at 11.20 a.m., a tornado hit Maunie, killing two school children.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Maunie’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Maunie’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewA backyard, 1937: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Maunie
See all 1 →Maunie, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Maunie is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Maunie has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Robinson-Stewart House in Carmi, 7.2 miles away.
Maunie and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as A backyard (1937) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.