Belvidere’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Belvidere. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBelvidere is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 2,520, a decrease of 161 (−6.0%) from the 2010 census count of 2,681, which in turn reflected a decline of 90 (−3.2%) from the 2,771 counted in the 2000 census. Belvidere was incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1845, from portions of Oxford Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. The town's name is a misspelling of "beautiful to see" in Italian.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,681 to 2,520 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Belvidere yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Belvidere’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Belvidere’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewThis diploma was awarded by the W…, 1859: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Belvidere
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Belvidere, decade by decade
1970s
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as This diploma was awarded by the Warren County farmers, mechanics & manufacturers association to (1859) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (10) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.