Antioch’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Antioch. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusAntioch Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 900 at the 2020 census. The township is home to Briar Hill, the highest elevation in the Lower Peninsula at 1,706 feet (520 m) above sea level.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 815 to 900 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1988.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Antioch 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.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Antioch’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewAntioch Township, MI location: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Antioch, decade by decade
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Antioch Township, MI location and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.