Frankfort’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Frankfort. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first European settlers in this area were German Palatines who came to the colony as religious refugees in 1723. During the French and Indian War, this area suffered fierce attacks by the French with their Indian allies, and the settlers abandoned much of the area. The area of the early town was resettled before 1794, by the granting of land patents.
After the Revolutionary War, the town of Frankfort was established from part of the town of German Flatts. In 1798, the northwest part of Frankfort was taken away to form part of the town of Deerfield.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Frankfort’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Frankfort’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFrankfort, N.Y. 1887, 1887: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Frankfort, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Frankfort, N.Y. 1887 (1887) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.