Attica’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Attica. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Attica was laid out by George Hollingsworth and platted by David Stump in 1825. The completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal through the town in 1847 brought a considerable amount of growth to the area, and ended (in Attica's favor) a long-standing rivalry with the neighboring communities of Rob Roy, Williamsport and Covington.
Attica is the nearest town to the location where Paul Dresser is believed to have written the state song, "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away", in 1897, and the bridge over the Wabash River bears his name.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Attica’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBird's eye view of the city of At…, 1869: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Attica
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Attica, decade by decade
6 historic places in Attica
Attica has 6 listings on the National Register, and they protect 240 historic buildings, because Brady Street Historic District alone counts 108.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1989Marshall M. Milford House
Listed 1990Old East Historic District
Listed 1990Brady Street Historic District
Listed 1993Attica Downtown Historic District
Listed 1994Attica Main Street Historic District
Listed 2016James and Lucinda McDonald HouseThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Bird's eye view of the city of Attica, Fountain County, Indiana 1869 (1869) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.