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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Addison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,160.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,197 people in 2010, 2,160 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1987.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Addison yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Addison is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Addison has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lewis-Capehart-Roseberry House in Point Pleasant, 2 miles away.

Addison and the nearest listed places

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Lewis-Capehart-Roseberry HousePoint Pleasant Historic DistrictPoint Pleasant BattlegroundOhio Hospital For Epileptics Stone Water TowersGatewoodOur House

Closest to Addison

Lewis-Capehart-Roseberry HousePoint Pleasant · Federal2miPoint Pleasant Historic DistrictPoint Pleasant · District3.3miPoint Pleasant BattlegroundPoint Pleasant · Site3.6miOhio Hospital For Epileptics Stone Water TowersGallipolis · Building4.5miGatewoodGallipolis · Building5.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Lewis-Capehart-Roseberry House’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Point Pleasant📜 Gallipolis📜 Henderson📜 Gallipolis
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