A history of Dunkirk,
since 1852
Postcards, papers and photographs of Dunkirk from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Dunkirk was platted in 1852 when the railroad was extended to that point. The village was named after Dunkirk, New York. A post office has operated since 1854.
In 2006, Dunkirk was identified by the Ohio Department of Transportation as a potential junction for the Ohio Hub high-speed rail project.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Dunkirk’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewUnited Brethren Church, 1908: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Dunkirk
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Dunkirk, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Dunkirk is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Dunkirk has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is North Main-North Detroit Street Historic District in Kenton, 9.5 miles away.
Dunkirk and the nearest listed places
Closest to Dunkirk
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as United Brethren Church (1908) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories 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.