The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Early settlement began around the mill built by James Blaine in 1778, from whom the borough took its name. The final "e" was dropped at some point, although there are records of county newspapers using the "Blaine" spelling until at least 1868. Early in the 1800s, Blaine's mill came into the possession of William Douglas, who had a post office established with the name "Douglas' Mills". A subsequent owner of the mill, Anthony Black, had the name of the post office changed to "Multicaulisville", after the mulberry tree (morus multicaulis), in which he had a financial interest during a speculative bubble in the tree. Lots were platted for sale in 1846 and the name of the post office was changed to "Blain".
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2000
Nothing in Blain is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Blain has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Book's Covered Bridge in Jackson, 1 miles away.
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When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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