The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A. P. Tallent, an East Tennessee native who settled in Oregon in the 1870s, platted the city in the 1880s. He wanted to name it Wagner but was overruled by postal officials, who preferred Talent, dropping one of the L's. The post office opened at this location in 1883. Earlier names for the settlement were Eden District and Wagner Creek.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Talent’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Talent’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewTalent, 1998: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Talent, decade by decade
4 historic places in Talent
4 places in Talent are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1999Beeson-Foss RanchListed 1996Hanscom HallListed 2012Talent Elementary SchoolListed 2024Malmgren GarageThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.