Pittsfield’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Pittsfield. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPittsfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,573.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,581 people in 2010, 1,573 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1971.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pittsfield yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Pittsfield’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pittsfield’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPittfield after violent tornado i…, 1965: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Pittsfield
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Pittsfield, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Pittsfield
1 place in Pittsfield 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 Pittfield after violent tornado in 1965 (1965) 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.