History · Adelphi
Adelphi’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Adelphi. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
3old images & papers
3need a date
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Adelphi was laid out in 1804 by two brothers, and named after the Greek word for "brothers". Adelphi was incorporated as a village in 1838.
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0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo3 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewHistoric American Buildings Surve…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Adelphi, 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 Historic American Buildings Survey, NORTH ELEVATION, ENTRANCE. - Jesse Spencer House and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (7) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.