A history of Barnesville,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Barnesville from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was named after James Barnes, who was the first settler. Barnes was born in Montgomery County, Maryland and was married to Nancy Harrison, "an intelligent Quaker lady". Barnes owned a farm in Montgomery County, and later laid out a town there, also known as Barnesville, Maryland, where he operated a country store for a while.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Barnesville’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFriends Boarding School, East of, 1918: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Barnesville
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Barnesville, decade by decade
1960s
1990s
2 historic places in Barnesville
Barnesville has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 181 historic buildings, because Barnesville Historic District alone counts 180.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Milton Barnes (1861) 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.