A history of Belpre,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Belpre from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Belpre was founded in 1879 and was incorporated in 1906. Belpre is derived from the French word "belle prairie" for "beautiful meadow".
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Belpre’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 viewWililam Phillips steam plow, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Belpre
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Belpre, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Belpre is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Belpre has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Coon Creek Crossing on the Santa Fe Trail (Wet Route) in Garfield, 11.8 miles away.
Belpre 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 Wililam Phillips steam plow (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.