Uniontown’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Uniontown. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The name "Uniontown" derives from the fact that the city was formed by merging the towns of Francisburg and Locust Port in 1840. A post office with the new name opened in 1842.
The Uniontown levee, built in response to the Ohio River flood of 1937, was completed in 1951.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Uniontown’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Uniontown’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewUniontown, Ky., submerged, flood …, 1898: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Uniontown
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Uniontown, decade by decade
1930s
1990s
Nothing in Uniontown is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Uniontown has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Confederate Monument of Morganfield in Morganfield, 5.6 miles away.
Uniontown 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 Uniontown, Ky., submerged, flood of 1898 (1898) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the Library of Congress (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.