The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Settlers began to move into the area as early as 1833, when Hencil Bartholomew bought property near present-day Arcadia, and other settlers quickly followed. On December 12, 1836, John and Harriet Shaffer bought 160 acres of land adjacent to a plot owned by Daniel and Matilda Waltz, which was later to become the heart of downtown Arcadia.
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Start Arcadia’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Arcadia’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Arcadia is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Arcadia has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Roads Hotel in Atlanta, 3 miles away.
Arcadia and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.