A history of Fowler,
since 1872
Postcards, papers and photographs of Fowler from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Fowler was platted by husband and wife Moses and Eliza Fowler on October 26, 1872, and originally consisted of 583 lots, though a re-platting on April 8, 1875, expanded it to 1,602 lots and 20 blocks. Several more additions were made to the town over subsequent years.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Fowler’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewTip Estes operating a tractor. Ne…, 1937: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Fowler
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Fowler, decade by decade
1990s
3 historic places in Fowler
3 places in Fowler are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Tip Estes operating a tractor. Near Fowler, Indiana (1937) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.