Deblois’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Deblois. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusDeblois is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named after T.A. Deblois, president of the Bank of Portland. The population was 74 at the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 57 to 74 (+30%). Half of its homes were built before 1981.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Deblois yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Deblois’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Deblois’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDeblois Flight Strip - USGS 16 Ma…, 1996: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Deblois, decade by decade
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.