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Filley’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Filley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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Filley was platted in 1883 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for its founder, Elijah Filley.

The Elijah Filley Stone Barn in Filley is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is maintained by the local historical society, and open to the public.

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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.
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Today3 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Filley is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Filley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Filley, Elijah, Stone Barn in Filley, 1.6 miles away.

Filley and the nearest listed places

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Filley, Elijah, Stone BarnBloody Run BridgeInstitution for Feeble Minded Youth FarmNorth Eleventh Street Historic DistrictRachel Kilpatrick Purdy HouseBeatrice Chautauqua Pavilion and Gatehouse

Closest to Filley

Filley, Elijah, Stone BarnFilley · Building1.6miBloody Run BridgeSherman · Structure5.3miInstitution for Feeble Minded Youth FarmLogan · Building8.2miNorth Eleventh Street Historic DistrictBeatrice · District10.9miRachel Kilpatrick Purdy HouseBeatrice · Built 191510.9mi

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. Filley, Elijah, Stone Barn’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Filley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Filley’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Filley📜 Virginia📜 Sherman📜 Logan

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