Canby’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Canby. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Canby is named for Edward Richard Sprigg Canby, a Civil War general who was later killed in the Modoc War by Captain Jack and his group of warriors.
The area was known as Baker Prairie when the community was founded in 1857. Canby was platted in 1870. Canby was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 15, 1893.
In May 2016, Canby was featured on the ABC newsmagazine 20/20, when the local "Canby Psychic" was part of an investigation into the swindling of a local rancher out of $15 million.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Canby’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Canby’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHair of Today barber pole, 1980: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Canby
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Canby, decade by decade
1990s
4 historic places in Canby
4 places in Canby 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
Listed 1977William Barlow House
Listed 1982Kraft-Brandes-Culberston Farmstead
Listed 1986William Knight HouseListed 1979Herman Anthony FarmThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Hair of Today barber pole (1980) 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.