Archbald’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Archbald. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusArchbald is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is named for James Archbald, the first mayor of Carbondale, Pennsylvania. Before being renamed in Archbald's honor, the name of the settlement was White Oak Run. Most of the original settlers were Irish Catholics, fleeing the Great Famine. The population was 7,348 at the 2021 census. The village of Eynon is incorporated into Archbald.
Archbald was established in 1831. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 6,984 to 7,297 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Archbald 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.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Archbald’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Archbald’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewArchbald, Lackawanna County, Pa. …, 1892: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Archbald
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Archbald, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pa. 1892 (1892) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.