History · Deepwater
Deepwater’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Deepwater. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
1old images & papers
2recent photos
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Deepwater was laid out in 1885, taking its name from nearby Deepwater Creek. A post office called Deepwater has been in operation since 1885.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1906Russell Storm Shield Mfg. Co. ("American medica…Commons
1910–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRussell Storm Shield Mfg. Co. ("A…, 1906: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Deepwater, decade by decade
1910s–
1990s
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 Russell Storm Shield Mfg. Co. ("American medical directory", 1906 advert) (1906) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.