Fletcher’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Fletcher. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Fletcher was platted in 1830. The village was named after Samuel Fletcher, a local storekeeper. The post office that had been in operation at Fletcher since 1831 closed in 2010.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Fletcher’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fletcher’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMain Street, 1909: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Fletcher
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Fletcher, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Fletcher is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fletcher has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hobart, William, Vacation House in Staunton, 5.7 miles away.
Fletcher and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Main Street (1909) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.