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

Chicora is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Chicora had a population of 916.

Chicora was established in 1830. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,043 to 916 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1951.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Chicora 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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Chicora, 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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Chicora Main StreetCommonsChicora Main Street2014
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Chicora is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Chicora has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Sugarcreek, 5.1 miles away.

Chicora and the nearest listed places

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St. Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchSt. Stephen's ChurchBradys Bend Iron Company FurnacesElm CourtAllegheny River Lock and Dam No. 9Butler Historic District

Closest to Chicora

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchSugarcreek · Built 18055.1miSt. Stephen's ChurchBradys Bend · Building6.3miBradys Bend Iron Company FurnacesBradys Bend · Site6.7miElm CourtButler · Building9.9miAllegheny River Lock and Dam No. 9Madison · Built 193810mi

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. St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Chicora?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Chicora’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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