The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first land purchase in the area was by William Kedzie from Delhi, New York, who bought land here in 1824. He became the area's first resident when he moved here two years later. He became the first postmaster of the new community when a post office opened on March 20, 1828. The community was named Kedzie's Grove. It was renamed to Deerfield on August 19, 1837. The name came from the numerous deer in the area, and Deerfield incorporated as a village in 1873.
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Start Deerfield’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Deerfield’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Deerfield, decade by decade
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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 (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.