Coldwater’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Coldwater. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗American settlers first moved into the area around 1830, with many arriving from New York and New England. Coldwater was incorporated as a village in 1837, and then incorporated by the legislature as a city in 1861. It was designated in 1842 as the county seat of Branch County.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Coldwater’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Coldwater’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFamily record - executed with a s…, 1869: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Coldwater
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Coldwater, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Family record - executed with a steel pen by J.S. Conover, Coldwater, Mich (1869) and it appears here side by side.
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National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (3) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.