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History · Hamden

Hamden’s history is
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The story

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Hamden was laid out in 1820. It was incorporated as a village in 1876.

On June 30, 2026, 16 children were rescued from a home in Hamden, 7 of whom were hospitalized, after they were found in deplorable conditions, and 4 adults were arrested for child endangerment.

Recent history

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DHDavid Sutherland HibbardScience & MedicineJHJerry HarringtonSportsErnest CherringtonErnest CherringtonPolitics & LawFGFrank GullumSports
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Hamden, decade by decade

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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Today9 photos
Main at ChillicotheCommonsMain at Chillicothe2016Ohio South Central RailroadCommonsOhio South Central Railroad2015Map of Vinton County Ohio Highlighting Hamden VillageMapMap of Vinton County Ohio Highlighting Hamden Village2015Detailed map ofMapDetailed map of2008OHMap-doton-HamdenCommonsOHMap-doton-Hamden2004Wellston, Ohio 2002 DSC00963CommonsWellston, Ohio 2002 DSC009632002Wellston, Ohio 2002 DSC00962CommonsWellston, Ohio 2002 DSC009622002Intersection of SR 160 and SR 93CommonsIntersection of SR 160 and SR 932002Hamden General StoreCommonsHamden General Store2002
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Hamden is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hamden has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Morgan Mansion in Wellston, 2.4 miles away.

Hamden and the nearest listed places

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Morgan MansionClutts HouseHarvey Wells HouseBattle of Berlin Heights Engagement SiteMiner's Supply StoreByer Covered Bridge

Closest to Hamden

Morgan MansionWellston · Building2.4miClutts HouseWellston · Built 19022.4miHarvey Wells HouseWellston · Building2.4miBattle of Berlin Heights Engagement SiteMilton · Site5.2miMiner's Supply StoreCoalton · Building5.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Morgan Mansion’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hamden?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hamden’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Clinton📜 Wellston📜 Washington📜 Coalton

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