The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Moscow was platted in 1816. The name may have been given to the town by French immigrants who were veterans of Napoleon's Invasion of Russia. A post office called Moscow has been in operation since 1826.
William J. Bulow, a U.S. Senator from South Dakota and Governor of South Dakota, was born in Moscow in 1869 and attended local schools.
On March 2, 2012, a tornado destroyed over 80% of the town and caused three deaths, as multiple tornadoes ripped through Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Moscow’s history is told.
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Moscow, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Moscow is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Moscow has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Cemetery in Mentor, 2.3 miles away.
Moscow and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories 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.