Olivia’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Olivia. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Olivia was platted in 1878, and named for a female station agent named Olive, according to local history. A post office has been in operation at Olivia since 1879. The county seat moved from Beaver Falls to Olivia in 1900.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Olivia’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Olivia’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewGuernsey. - A Field of Chrysanthe…, 1903: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Olivia, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Olivia
1 place in Olivia is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Guernsey. - A Field of Chrysanthemums. (NBY 440689) (1903) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.