A history of Wisner,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Wisner from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Wisner was founded in 1892 by Edward Wisner, a native of Athens, Michigan, whose family came from Switzerland and originally settled in Orange County, New York, in the early 1700s.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Wisner’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 viewGeneral view of depot in context …, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Wisner
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Wisner, decade by decade
CommonsGeneral view of depot in context from old rail line, lookin…1933
CommonsGeneral view of depot in context, looking northwest - Misso…1933
CommonsInterior, main room of station from west entry door looking…1933
CommonsInterior, room in middle of depot looking west - Missouri P…1933
CommonsInterior, room in southeast corner of depot looking southea…1933
CommonsInterior, room in southwest corner of depot looking northea…19331990s
Nothing in Wisner is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Wisner has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Battleground Plantation in Sicily Island, 5.8 miles away.
Wisner and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as General view of depot in context from old rail line, looking south - Missouri Pacific Railway Depot, Natches Street (St… (1933) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.