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History · Beaver

Beaver’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Beaver. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Beaver is a village in Pike County, Ohio, United States. The population was 442 at the 2020 census. The village most likely was named after nearby Beaver Creek.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,369 to 1,291 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1983.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Beaver 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Beaver’s history is told.

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Jacob E. DavisJacob E. DavisPolitics & LawCTClarence Lester TurnerNotableMSMarlene StollingsSports
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Beaver, decade by decade

Before
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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Today6 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Beaver is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Beaver has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Friendly Grove in Seal, 5.6 miles away.

Beaver and the nearest listed places

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Friendly GroveScioto Grange No. 1234Piketon Historic DistrictWaverly Canal Historic DistrictJohnson Road Covered BridgeVanmeter Stone House and Outbuildings

Closest to Beaver

Friendly GroveSeal · Federal5.6miScioto Grange No. 1234Scioto · Building7.2miPiketon Historic DistrictPiketon · District7.8miWaverly Canal Historic DistrictWaverly · District7.8miJohnson Road Covered BridgeScioto · Smith Truss8.2mi

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. Friendly Grove’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Beaver?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Beaver’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Beaver📜 Jackson📜 Marion📜 Union

From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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