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History · Danville

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

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The story

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Modern Danville had its start in 1923 by the merging of two neighboring villages called Buckeye City and Rosstown (Rossville). The original Danville was laid out by George Sapp, Sr. and Robert Waddell in 1813 and was named for Daniel Sapp, a soldier in the War of 1812.

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Famous people from Danville

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William Fletcher SappWilliam Fletcher SappPolitics & LawRobert M. NevinRobert M. NevinPolitics & LawLyman R. CritchfieldLyman R. CritchfieldPolitics & LawWBW. F. BanburySports
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Danville, 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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Today5 photos
US 62 EAST AT OH 205 AND OH 514CommonsUS 62 EAST AT OH 205 AND OH 5142025Don Leo's MarketCommonsDon Leo's Market2022Autumn is upon you in rural Knox County, Ohio, near DanvilleLOCAutumn is upon you in rural Knox County, Ohio, near Danville2016Map of Knox County Ohio Highlighting Danville VillageMapMap of Knox County Ohio Highlighting Danville Village2015OHMap-doton-DanvilleCommonsOHMap-doton-Danville2004
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Danville is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Danville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Christ Church At The Quarry in College, 7.1 miles away.

Danville and the nearest listed places

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Christ Church At The QuarryGambier Historic DistrictKenyon CollegeKokosing HouseMill Road Bowstring BridgeWalhounding Canal Lock No. 9

Closest to Danville

Christ Church At The QuarryCollege · Building7.1miGambier Historic DistrictGambier · District8.6miKenyon CollegeGambier · Built 18248.7miKokosing HouseGambier · Building8.9miMill Road Bowstring BridgeJackson · Structure11.8mi

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. Christ Church At The Quarry’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Danville?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Danville’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

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From Wikimedia Commons (4) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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