Georgetown’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Georgetown. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Georgetown was platted in 1819. The village took its name from Georgetown, Kentucky. A post office called Georgetown has been in operation since 1821. Places in Georgetown on the National Register of Historic Places include the Bailey–Thompson House, Dr. Philip Buckner House and Barn, Georgetown Historic District and contributing Brown County Courthouse, Georgetown Public School, and the Grant Boyhood Home.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Georgetown’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Georgetown’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewLittle schoolhouse at Georgetown,…, 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Georgetown, decade by decade
1990s
5 historic places in Georgetown
Georgetown has 5 listings on the National Register, and they protect 47 historic buildings, because Georgetown Historic District alone counts 42. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Little schoolhouse at Georgetown, Ohio, which Ulysses S. Grant attended (1900) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.