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Abbott’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Abbott Township is a township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 230 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 242 to 228 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1967.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Abbott 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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Abbott, 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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Abbott is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Abbott has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Cherry Springs Picnic Pavilion in West Branch, 6.6 miles away.

Abbott and the nearest listed places

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Cherry Springs Picnic PavilionBridge in Brown TownshipColton Point State ParkBlackwell Methodist Episcopal ChurchCoudersport and Port Allegany Railroad StationAustin Dam

Closest to Abbott

Cherry Springs Picnic PavilionWest Branch · Structure6.6miBridge in Brown TownshipBrown · Structure13.8miColton Point State ParkShippen · District14.4miBlackwell Methodist Episcopal ChurchMorris · Built 189217.6miCoudersport and Port Allegany Railroad StationCoudersport · Building19.3mi

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. Cherry Springs Picnic Pavilion’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Abbott?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Abbott’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
📜 West Branch📜 Stewardson📜 Galeton📜 Elk
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