Danville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 5 old photos of Danville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Danville was laid out in 1834 and named after Danville, Virginia, the native home of an early settler. A post office at Danville was established in 1834, and remained in operation until 1942.
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Start Danville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Danville’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo5 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewDanville Female Academy, Chapel: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Danville
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Danville, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Danville is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Danville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sylvester Marion and Frances Anne Stephens Baker House in Danville, 0.3 miles away.
Danville and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Danville Female Academy, Chapel and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.