Carney’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Carney. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Carney began as a station on the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1879. The village was named for Frederick Carney, who owned a warehouse at the town site.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Carney’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Carney’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewStandard Gas, 1980: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Carney
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Carney, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Carney is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Carney has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Wisconsin Land and Lumber Company Office Building in Meyer, 8.4 miles away.
Carney and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Standard Gas (1980) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (8). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.