Carrollton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Carrollton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was developed as the county seat and trading center for rural Carroll County, which was devoted to cotton agriculture and plantations in the antebellum era.
The town was the location of the Carroll County Courthouse Massacre, in 1886.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Carrollton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Carrollton’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo2 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewUnveiling of Confederate monument…, 1905: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Carrollton
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Carrollton, decade by decade
1990s
5 historic places in Carrollton
Carrollton has 5 listings on the National Register, and they protect 61 historic buildings, because Carrollton Historic District alone counts 58.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Unveiling of Confederate monument in Carrollton, Mississippi - 1905 (1905) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.