Knox’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Knox. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Knox was founded in 1851, and is named for American Revolutionary War General Henry Knox. The Knox post office has been in operation since 1820.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Knox’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Knox’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewKnox, Indiana (1910), 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Knox
See all 2 →Knox, decade by decade
1990s
2 historic places in Knox
2 places in Knox 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 Knox, Indiana (1910) (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.