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History · Ithaca

Ithaca’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Ithaca. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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John Colville platted Ithaca in 1832 and gave it the name of "Twinsborough." Its location on an established highway and along the Ohio Electric Railway caused the community to grow rapidly. The present name is a transfer from Ithaca, New York.

In 2024, David Peterson, mayor from 2012 to 2020, was indicted for theft in office. He pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay $38,845.46 in restitution.

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Bob SchulBob SchulWest Milton · 12 miClayton MurphyClayton MurphyGreenville · 12 miKathy ShowerKathy ShowerBrookville · 10 miMatt LightMatt LightGreenville · 12 miJena PowellJena PowellArcanum · 4 miJBJim Van BebberGreenville · 12 mi
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Ithaca, 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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Today3 photos
Ithaca main street, northern endCommonsIthaca main street, northern end2015Map of Darke County Ohio Highlighting Ithaca VillageMapMap of Darke County Ohio Highlighting Ithaca Village2015OHMap-doton-IthacaCommonsOHMap-doton-Ithaca2004
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Ithaca is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ithaca has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Warnke Covered Bridge in Harrison, 4.9 miles away.

Ithaca and the nearest listed places

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Warnke Covered BridgeEuphemia Inn and TavernGeeting Covered BridgeFort Jefferson SiteKnights of Pythias HallCristopher C. Walker House and Farm

Closest to Ithaca

Warnke Covered BridgeHarrison · Structure4.9miEuphemia Inn and TavernLewisburg · Building5.8miGeeting Covered BridgeMonroe · Structure6.9miFort Jefferson SiteNeave · Site7.8miKnights of Pythias HallNew Madison · Building8.5mi

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. Warnke Covered Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Ithaca?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Ithaca’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.

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📜 Twin📜 Gordon📜 Verona📜 Arcanum

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