Ripley’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Ripley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Colonel James Poage, a veteran of the American Revolution, arrived in the free state of Ohio from Staunton, Virginia in 1804 to claim the 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) he had been granted in what was called the Virginia Military District. Poage was among a large group of veterans who received land grants in what was first organized as the Northwest Territory north of the Ohio River for their service in the American Revolutionary War, and freed the people that they had enslaved when they settled there. Poage and his family laid out the town of Staunton in 1812; it was renamed in 1816 to honor General Eleazar Wheelock Ripley, an American officer of the War of 1812.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Ripley’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ripley’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewOhio - Port Clinton through, 1917: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Ripley
See all 8 →
Ripley, decade by decade
1990s
5 historic places in Ripley
Ripley has 5 listings on the National Register, and they protect 220 historic buildings, because Ripley Historic District alone counts 216. 2 are National Historic Landmarks, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
LandmarkListed 1970John Rankin House
LandmarkListed 1997John P. Parker HouseListed 1980John P. Parker House
Listed 1983Farmers Branch, State Bank of OhioListed 1985Ripley Historic DistrictThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ohio - Port Clinton through (1917) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.