The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBowmanstown is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, Bowmanstown had a population of 889. The borough is at an elevation of 437 feet (133 m). It is located 3 miles (5 km) west of Palmerton and 4 miles (6 km) south of Lehighton off Pennsylvania Route 248.
Bowmanstown was established in 1808. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 937 to 889 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1951.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bowmanstown 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bowmanstown’s history is told.
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1 place in Bowmanstown is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (9). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.