A history of La Paz,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of La Paz from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was founded in 1873 and was named for La Paz, Bolivia. At the time of its founding, it was served by the Chicago branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, now CSX. The B&O named a coach La Paz in 1949 to honor the town.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish La Paz’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 viewLa Paz B&O Jul 1963 2-30, 1963: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from La Paz
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La Paz, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in La Paz is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean La Paz has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lakeville High School in Lakeville, 5.5 miles away.
La Paz and the nearest listed places
Closest to La Paz
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as La Paz B&O Jul 1963 2-30 (1963) 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.