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Perry’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Perry. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Perry Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 835 and it contained 325 housing units.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 835 people in 2010, 820 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1989.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Perry yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Perry’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Perry

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Clara Shortridge FoltzClara Shortridge FoltzNew Lisbon · 12 miLCLarry CrockettCambridge City · 12 miClark WisslerClark WisslerHagerstown · 5 miGeorge Washington JulianGeorge Washington JulianCenterville · 11 miGCGrace Julian ClarkeCenterville · 11 miJohn W. DawsonJohn W. DawsonCambridge City · 12 mi
By decade

Perry, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Perry is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Perry has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hagerstown I.O.O.F. Hall in Hagerstown, 5.3 miles away.

Perry and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Perry. Tap a dot.
Hagerstown I.O.O.F. HallJohn & Caroline Stonebraker HouseKing-Dennis FarmFountain City Historic DistrictLevi Coffin HouseEliason Farm

Closest to Perry

Hagerstown I.O.O.F. HallHagerstown · Building5.3miJohn & Caroline Stonebraker HouseHagerstown · Building5.4miKing-Dennis FarmCenter · Building9.5miFountain City Historic DistrictFountain City · District9.6miLevi Coffin HouseFountain City · Building9.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Hagerstown I.O.O.F. Hall’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Perry?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Perry’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Economy📜 Dalton📜 Jefferson📜 Hagerstown
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