A history of Norwich,
since 1788
Postcards, papers and photographs of Norwich from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first log cabin was built in 1788 by Col. William Monroe, who served as a drummer boy during the Revolutionary War. The town of Norwich was formed in 1793 from the towns of Union (now in Broome County) and Bainbridge. Afterwards, Norwich, as a "mother town" of the county, lost substantial territory in the formation of new towns. In 1806, Norwich gave up territory to form the towns of Pharsalia, Plymouth and Preston. More of Norwich was lost in 1807 to form parts of the towns of New Berlin and Columbus. In 1808 and 1820, Norwich exchanged territory with the town of Preston.
The central community of Norwich set itself off from the town in 1816 by incorporating as a village, and later becoming the city of Norwich in 1914.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Norwich’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewLyon Brook Bridge, 1870: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Norwich
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Norwich, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Lyon Brook Bridge (1870) 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.