Busti’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Busti. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Settlement began circa 1811. The town of Busti was founded in 1823 from parts of the towns of Harmony and Ellicott. In 1900, the population was 2,192.
The Busti Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The Dr. John Lord House was listed in 1991.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Busti’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Busti’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewStorum farm in Busti (1854), 1854: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Busti
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Busti, decade by decade
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Storum farm in Busti (1854) (1854) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.