Staunton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Staunton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Staunton had its start in the year 1851 by the building of the railroad through that territory. The town was named after Staunton, Virginia. During the 1910s all of the elected officials in the town were members of the Socialist Party of America.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Staunton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Staunton’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewChinook Mine. Staunton, Clay Coun…, 1946: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Staunton, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Staunton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Staunton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Brazil Downtown Historic District in Brazil, 4.1 miles away.
Staunton and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Chinook Mine. Staunton, Clay County, Indiana. Large travelling dipper shovel is inspected by Rear Admiral Boone and his… (1946) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.