Shirley’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Shirley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Shirley had its start in the year 1890 when the Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan Railway was extended to that point. It was named for Joseph A. Shirley, a railroad official.
Jane Ross Reeves Octagon House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
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Start Shirley’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Shirley’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo2 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewShirley-indiana-from-above: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Shirley, decade by decade
2000
unknown2 items
1 historic place in Shirley
1 place in Shirley is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Shirley-indiana-from-above and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.