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History · Holley

Holley’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Holley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Holley is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Holley had a population of 390. It is about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Sweet Home on Oregon Route 228 near the Calapooia River. The Holley area was once the source of the semi-precious gemstone Holley blue agate.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 378 to 390 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1984.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Holley 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.

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By decade

Holley, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today3 photos
Holley MarketCommonsHolley Market2013Holley OregonCommonsHolley Oregon2012Holley Christian ChurchCommonsHolley Christian Church2012
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Holley is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Holley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Crawfordsville Bridge in Crawfordsville, 3.7 miles away.

Holley and the nearest listed places

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Crawfordsville BridgeGottlieb and Della Milde BarnHugh Fields HouseHugh Leeper Brown BarnBrown, John and Amelia, FarmhouseJacob and Maranda K. Wigle Farmstead

Closest to Holley

Crawfordsville BridgeCrawfordsville · Structure3.7miGottlieb and Della Milde BarnCrawfordsville · Built 19296.7miHugh Fields HouseBrownsville · Building8.1miHugh Leeper Brown BarnBrownsville · Building8.8miBrown, John and Amelia, FarmhouseBrownsville · Building9.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Crawfordsville Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Holley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Holley’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Sweet Home📜 Sodaville📜 Brownsville📜 Waterloo

From Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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