Antwerp’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Antwerp. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Antwerp is located in the former wetland region known until the 19th century as the Great Black Swamp. Antwerp was founded in 1841 on the Wabash and Erie canal and the center of town moved to its present location when the railroad was extended to that point. The village was named after Antwerp, in Belgium.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Antwerp’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Antwerp’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewAntwerp, OH - Sep. 13, 1907, 1907: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Antwerp
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Antwerp, decade by decade
1990s
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Antwerp, OH - Sep. 13, 1907 (1907) and it appears here side by side.
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National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (8), 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.