Silver Creek’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Silver Creek. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The community was first settled circa 1803, and the first school house was erected in approximately 1823. In 1822 a well-known black walnut tree, measuring about 10 feet (3.0 m) in diameter, was blown over in a storm. The village of Silver Creek was incorporated in 1848, and was an important port on Lake Erie until railroads reduced shipping. The village is home to a skew arch railroad bridge, one of the few bridges in the country built on an angle. In September 1886, two trains collided near this location, killing approximately 15 and injuring roughly the same number.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Silver Creek’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Silver Creek’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewWestfield (Village); Westfield Bu…, 1867: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Silver Creek
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Silver Creek, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Westfield (Village); Westfield Business Directory; Silver Creek (Village); Silver Creek Business Directory (1867) 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.