A history of Clarington,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Clarington from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Clarington was described in 1833 as having two stores, one tavern, one physician and ten residential houses. According to Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio, "It was laid out in 1822 by David Pierson, who named it after his daughter Clarinda."
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Clarington’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewClarington - Leek Property (COAF), 1899: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Clarington
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Clarington, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Clarington is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Clarington has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Kindleberger, Frederick, Stone House and Barn in Switzerland, 4.3 miles away.
Clarington and the nearest listed places
Closest to Clarington
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Clarington - Leek Property (COAF) (1899) 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.