Amity’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Amity. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The George Douglass House, Griesemer-Brown Mill Complex, Old St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church, Mouns Jones House, Rhoads-Lorah House and Barn, Weidner Mill, and White Horse Tavern are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Amity’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Amity’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Amity
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Amity, decade by decade
1970s
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Berks County - Amity - ED 6-3 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (8) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.