Fairborn’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Fairborn. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Fairborn was formed from the union in 1950 of the two villages of Fairfield and Osborn after a charter was signed on January 1st. Fairfield was founded by European Americans in 1816 and Osborn in 1850.The city was Incorporated on August 1st, 1950.
The area of the village of Fairfield was settled by European Americans before Ohio was admitted as a state. The first log cabin was built in 1799 by George Greiner. Pioneers migrating northward and westward from Kentucky and Virginia considered this area near the Mad River desirable for settlement. They were encroaching on territory of the native Shawnee, who sometimes raided the village. Settlers retaliated. No massacres were recorded but both sides engaged in taking prisoners.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Fairborn’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fairborn’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHupp and Roehner, Inc., contract …, c. 1930: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Fairborn
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Fairborn, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Hupp and Roehner, Inc., contract builders of modern homes (85241) (c. 1930) and it appears here side by side.
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From Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.