A history of York,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of York from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗York was platted in 1869. The city took its name from York County.
In 1920, the Nebraska legislature established the State Reformatory for Women in York. The facility was expanded over the years; as of 2017, it operated as the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women, with a rated capacity of 275 beds.
York College opened in the town in 1890. In 2022, the college attained university status, and thus became York University.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish York’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10York, decade by decade
1920s
1990s
3 historic places in York
3 places in York are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Nebraska - York County - York - ED 93-27A, ED 93-27B, ED 93-28, ED 93-29, ED 93… (1880) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.