History · Wellsville
Wellsville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Wellsville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
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The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Originally an encampment for native peoples, Wellsville's settlement was driven, first, by the tanning and lumber industries and, later, the discovery of oil and natural gas.
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Start Wellsville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wellsville’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewErie Railway: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Wellsville, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Erie Railway and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.