Mingo Junction’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Mingo Junction. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Mingo people once had a settlement at the location of the present-day village, which is the source of its name. Originally known as Mingo Bottom or Mingo Town, it was the starting point for the ill-fated Crawford expedition against Native Americans in 1782, during the American Revolutionary War.
In 1770, George Washington set out on an expedition to explore the Ohio River Valley. On October 22, he camped overnight in what was known then as Mingo Town, describing it as blustery and cold with about 20 cabins and 70 inhabitants of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Washington wrote a complete account of his observations in a diary stored in the Library of Congress.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Mingo Junction’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mingo Junction’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMingo Junction, Ohio 1899, 1899: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Mingo Junction
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Mingo Junction, decade by decade
1990s
4 historic places in Mingo Junction
Mingo Junction has 4 listings on the National Register, and they protect 54 historic buildings, because North Hill Historic District alone counts 33.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1987Central High SchoolListed 1987Central Public SchoolListed 1987Commercial Street Historic DistrictListed 1987North Hill Historic DistrictThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Mingo Junction, Ohio 1899 (1899) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.