History · Flushing

Flushing’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Flushing. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1849established
0old images & papers
1historic places
6recent photos

The story

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Flushing was platted in 1813. The village was incorporated in 1849.

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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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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Flushing

1 place in Flushing is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Ohioby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2024first listedStratton Flour Mill

Where they are

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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Stories next door

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