Berlin’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Berlin. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The village of Berlin–the oldest existing village in Holmes County–was first planned on July 2, 1816, by John Swigert, a native of Berlin, Germany. Swigert's plan provided for 108 lots to be arrayed along two streets, one north–south and the other east–west. Another early settler, Joseph Troyer, hailed from Berlin, Pennsylvania, and together Swigert and Troyer bestowed upon the new settlement the shared name of their respective home towns. Berlin is located at a high point in Holmes County, and local legend holds that Swigert chose the site because, thus situated, the town could be more readily defended against Indian attack.
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Start Berlin’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Berlin’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAmish Country Byway - Carriage at…, 1995: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Berlin, decade by decade
CommonsBerlin (Wikivoyage)2010
CommonsBerlin (US 62 & OH 39) P90201582010
CommonsBerlin (US 62 & OH 39) P90201502010
CommonsOhio - Berlin - SR 392007
CommonsOHMap-doton-Berlin Holmes County2007
CommonsBerlinHolmesCountyOhio2005
CommonsAmish Country Byway - Horse and Wagon by One-Room Schoolhou…2005
CommonsAmish Country Byway - Enjoying the Farmers' Market in2005
CommonsAmish Country Byway - Curving Cornstalks in a Field2005
CommonsAmish Country Byway - Corn and White Fence2005
CommonsBerlin X Roads 2002 DSC002292002Nothing in Berlin is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Berlin has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Millersburg Historic District in Berlin, 0.1 miles away.
Berlin and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.