A history of Groton,
since 1817
Postcards, papers and photographs of Groton from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was formed in 1817, before the formation of Tompkins County, from the Town of Locke (in Cayuga County) as the "Town of Division." Many of the early residents from New England elected to change the name to "Groton."
In 1888, the community of Groton separated from the town by incorporating as a village. Groton was also home to the original Corona Typewriter Company which later merged to form Smith Corona.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Groton’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewGroton (Village); Groton Business…, 1866: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Groton
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Groton, decade by decade
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Groton (Village); Groton Business Directory (1866) 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.