Howard’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Howard. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Originally called "Kinderhook", the community adopted the name "Howard" when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office called Howard has been in operation since 1872.
East Knox High School is located in Howard, as are the East Knox Local School District board offices. The Kokosing Gap Trail runs through Howard, Ohio.
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Start Howard’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Howard’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewHoward Bridge, County Route 35 sp…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Howard, decade by decade
2000
unknown1 item
Nothing in Howard is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Howard has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Christ Church At The Quarry in College, 3.1 miles away.
Howard 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 Howard Bridge, County Route 35 spanning Kokosing River and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.