Allen’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Allen. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusAllen Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 642 (down from 695 at 2010) and it contained 258 housing units.
Allen was established in 1859. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 695 to 642 (-8%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Allen 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.
Start Allen’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Allen’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewPleasant Township School, Smith &…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Allen
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Allen, decade by decade
2000
unknown1 item
Nothing in Allen is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Allen has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Akron Historic District in Akron, 7 miles away.
Allen 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 Pleasant Township School, Smith & Ferguson Roads, Fort Wayne and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.