Wilson’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Wilson. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusWilson Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,972 at the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,029 to 1,972 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1977.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wilson 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 Wilson’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewWilson Township (Alpena), MI loca…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Wilson, decade by decade
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Wilson Township (Alpena), MI location and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.