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History · Albion

Albion’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Albion. 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

Albion is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Albion had a population of 1,528. It is part of the Erie Metropolitan Statistical Area. One of their main industries is the Albion State Correctional Institute (SCI Albion). The town was ravaged by an F4 tornado that was part of the 1985 United States-Canada tornado outbreak on May 31, 1985.

Albion was established in 1797. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,516 people in 2010, 1,528 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1963.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Albion 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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Albion, 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 Albion is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Albion has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Harrington Covered Bridge in Conneaut, 3.6 miles away.

Albion and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Albion. Tap a dot.
Harrington Covered BridgeGirard Commercial Historic DistrictGudgeonville Covered BridgeDavid Cummins Octagon HouseHarwood BlockCleveland Hotel, The

Closest to Albion

Harrington Covered BridgeConneaut · Multiple Kingpost Truss3.6miGirard Commercial Historic DistrictGirard · District8miGudgeonville Covered BridgeGirard · Multiple Kingpost Truss · Built 18688.1miDavid Cummins Octagon HouseConneaut · Italian Villa10.5miHarwood BlockConneaut · High Victorian Italianate10.5mi

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. Harrington Covered Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Albion?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Albion’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
📜 Cranesville📜 Elk Creek📜 Conneaut📜 Platea

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