Lonaconing’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Lonaconing. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first non-Native American settlers in the late 18th century were explorers, hunters and farmers. Surnames of some of the first settlers were Dye, Duckworth, Green, Grindle, Fazenbaker, Grove, VanBuskirk, Knapp, and Miller. The first stone house, built in 1790, in Knapps Meadow, just north of Lonaconing, was owned by Samuel VanBuskirk. The house still stands and is a private residence as of 2016. [1] The Lonaconing Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Lonaconing’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lonaconing’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewReservoir, Lonaconing, Maryland, …, c. 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Lonaconing
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Lonaconing, decade by decade
1990s
2 historic places in Lonaconing
Lonaconing has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 231 historic buildings, because Lonaconing Historic District alone counts 231.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Lonaconing, Maryland (1905) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.