The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Wahoo was founded in 1870. The town's name comes from the eastern wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus), a shrub found on the banks of Wahoo Creek. The town was originally built by predominantly Czech, German, and Scandinavian settlers.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Wahoo’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wahoo’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewWahoo Bakery, Linden Street, 1980: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Wahoo, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Wahoo is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Wahoo has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ithaca Grain Elevator, Old in Ithaca, 1.5 miles away.
Wahoo 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 Wahoo Bakery, Linden Street (1980) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.