The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Mount Moriah was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1983. The name most likely was named after Moriah, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
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Start Mount Moriah’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mount Moriah’s history is told.
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Mount Moriah, decade by decade
Before
2000
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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Mount Moriah is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Mount Moriah has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Slatten House in Sherman, 8.6 miles away.
Mount Moriah and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Mount Moriah. Tap a dot.
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. Slatten House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Mount Moriah?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Mount Moriah’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational 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.