A history of Elkton,
since 1787
Postcards, papers and photographs of Elkton from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was founded by Swedish mariners and fishermen from Fort Casimir who settled the area in 1694. They called their settlement Head of Elk, as it was the head of navigation of the Elk River.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Elkton’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 viewView of Elkton, Maryland 1907, 1907: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Elkton
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Elkton, decade by decade
CommonsView of Elkton, Maryland 19071907
CommonsView of Elkton, Maryland1907
CommonsCourt House of Elkton (1909)1909
CommonsDavis & Vinsinger Flour Mill (1909)1909
CommonsElkton Methodist Episcopal Church (1909)1909
CommonsGilpin's Falls and Electric Power House (1909)1909
CommonsJames F. Powers Foundry (1909)1909
CommonsJr. O.U.A.M. Hall of Elkton (1909)1909
CommonsMain Street Block of Elkton (1909)19091990s
4 historic places in Elkton
4 places in Elkton are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as View of Elkton, Maryland 1907 (1907) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.