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

Cherry Valley is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cherry Valley had a population of 60.

Cherry Valley was established in 1909. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 66 to 60 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1957.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cherry Valley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Emlenton Historic District in Emlenton, 4.9 miles away.

Cherry Valley and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Cherry Valley. Tap a dot.
Emlenton Historic DistrictRockland FurnaceBridge in Clinton TownshipMemorial Church of Our FatherFoxburg Country Club and Golf CourseWitherup Bridge

Closest to Cherry Valley

Emlenton Historic DistrictEmlenton · District4.9miRockland FurnaceRockland · Structure5.8miBridge in Clinton TownshipClinton · Structure6.1miMemorial Church of Our FatherFoxburg · Building6.4miFoxburg Country Club and Golf CourseFoxburg · Late 19th Century Revival6.4mi

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. Emlenton Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Cherry Valley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Cherry Valley’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.

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