A history of Woodsfield,
since 1813
Postcards, papers and photographs of Woodsfield from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Woodsfield was founded in 1813 as seat of the newly formed Monroe County. It was named for Archibald Woods. The village was incorporated in 1835.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Woodsfield’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewEast side of Public Square, Woods…, 1911: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Woodsfield
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Woodsfield, decade by decade
CommonsEast side of Public Square, Woodsfield, Ohio1911 · postcard
CommonsEast side of Public Square, Woodsfield, Ohio1911 · postcard
CommonsMethodist Episcopal Church, Woodsfield, Ohio1911 · postcard
CommonsMethodist Episcopal Church, Woodsfield, Ohio1911 · postcard
CommonsMonroe Bank, Woodsfield, Ohio1911 · postcard1990s
6 historic places in Woodsfield
6 places in Woodsfield are 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 Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, 1899 (1899) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories 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.