Charlotte’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Charlotte. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area was first settled circa 1809. The town of Charlotte was founded in 1829 from a division of the town of Gerry. In 1900, the population was 1,406.
In April 1995, a large tire fire occurred at the Hornburg tire disposal facility located along Route 60 in Charlotte, just outside the village of Sinclairville. The fire continued to burn until July 1995 and forced the evacuation of local residents and the temporary closure of a nearby school.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Charlotte’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Charlotte’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSinclearville (Village); Sinclear…, 1867: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Charlotte
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Charlotte, decade by decade
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Sinclearville (Village); Sinclearville Business Directory; Charlotte (Township) (1867) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.