History · Afton
Afton’s history is
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1857established
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The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area of Afton was first settled around 1786. The town of Afton was founded from part of the town of Bainbridge in 1857.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1857Established
1875Afton (Village); Afton (Township); Afton Busine…Commons
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0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAfton (Village); Afton (Township)…, 1875: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Afton
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Afton (Village); Afton (Township); Afton Business Notices (1875) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.