McComb’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of McComb. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗McComb, originally known as Pleasantville, was laid out in 1847. The village was renamed McComb in 1858.
Despite its spelling, McComb is named for Alexander Macomb, who was the second man to serve as Commanding General of the United States Army. The reason for the spelling, "McComb" instead of "Macomb," is that the village was named by a Scotsman who fought under Macomb at the Battle of Plattsburg, and he used the Scottish manner of pronunciation and spelling.
William Bensinger and John Reed Porter among the first soldiers receive the Medal of Honor in American history for their role in the Great Locomotive Chase, are buried in McComb.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart McComb’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how McComb’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRadioamateurisme - Carte QSL de W…, 1953: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from McComb
See all 3 →McComb, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Radioamateurisme - Carte QSL de W8QJR (USA) (58) (1953) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.