Manchester’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Manchester. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The community was originally founded in 1790 as Massie's Station for Nathaniel Massie, an explorer and entrepreneur who first surveyed Virginia Military District. It was the first permanent settlement in the District. It was laid out along the Ohio River near three islands. In 1791, Massie's Station became known as Manchester, Ohio, after Manchester, England, Massie's ancestral home. It was the fourth permanent settlement established in the Northwest Territory. By 1791, residents had completely encircled the community with a stockade.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Manchester’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Manchester’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewJ. Walter Lang (left) and Francis…, 1922: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Manchester
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Manchester, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Manchester
1 place in Manchester is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as J. Walter Lang (left) and Francis Lang, 17 yr. old twins of Manchester, Ohio, who narrowly escaped death on the steamer… (1922) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.