Corwin’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Corwin. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Corwin began as a depot on the Little Miami Railroad. A post office called Corwin was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1918. The village is named for Thomas Corwin, 15th Governor of Ohio.
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Start Corwin’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Corwin’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewMoses McKay House, New Burlington…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Corwin, decade by decade
2000
unknown1 item
Nothing in Corwin is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Corwin has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Corwin Council House and Jail in Wayne, 0.7 miles away.
Corwin and the nearest listed places
Closest to Corwin
Corwin Council House and JailWayne · Building0.7mi
Waynesville Main Street Historic DistrictWaynesville · Italianate1.2mi
Waynesville Engine House and LockupWaynesville · Built 18811.2mi
John Satterthwaite HouseWaynesville · Building1.2miMiami Monthly Meeting Historic DistrictWaynesville · District1.4miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Moses McKay House, New Burlington Road and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3), 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.