History · Ferndale

Ferndale’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Ferndale. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1918established
1old images & papers
5recent photos

The story

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Native Americans were original inhabitants of the area now known as the City of Ferndale. In the 1800s farmers began cultivating the land. After the invention of the automobile and the development of the automotive assembly line, the population of Ferndale increased rapidly.

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Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1918Established
1976Radio CityCommons
1980–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRadio City, 1976: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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By decade

Ferndale, decade by decade

1980s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Radio City (1976) and it appears here side by side.

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