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History · Moscow

Moscow’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Moscow. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Moscow Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,467 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,470 to 1,367 (-7%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Moscow 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 Moscow’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Moscow

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David Todd WilkinsonDavid Todd WilkinsonHillsdale · 9 miJason RobardsJason RobardsHillsdale · 9 miJoseph Beal SteereJoseph Beal SteereRollin · 13 miJohn Randolph BrayJohn Randolph BrayAddison · 9 miCharles Gilbert ChaddockCharles Gilbert ChaddockJonesville · 8 miCharles E. TownsendCharles E. TownsendConcord · 12 mi
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Moscow, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Moscow is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Moscow has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hanover High School Complex in Hanover, 5.7 miles away.

Moscow and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Moscow. Tap a dot.
Hanover High School ComplexKennedy, Frederick A., Jr., and Caroline Hewett, FarmW. H. L. McCourtie EstateWilliam R. Kirby Sr. HouseE. O. Grosvenor HouseGrace Episcopal Church

Closest to Moscow

Hanover High School ComplexHanover · Building5.7miKennedy, Frederick A., Jr., and Caroline Hewett, FarmHanover · Built 18476.1miW. H. L. McCourtie EstateSomerset · Site6.2miWilliam R. Kirby Sr. HouseAdams · Building7.2miE. O. Grosvenor HouseJonesville · Building7.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Hanover High School Complex’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Moscow?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Moscow’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 North Adams📜 Somerset📜 Adams📜 Hanover
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