Dayton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Dayton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Thomas Marshall House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and is home to the Dayton Area Local History Society.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Dayton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dayton’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDayton PA Presby PHS162, 1923: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Dayton
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Dayton, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Dayton
1 place in Dayton 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
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Dayton PA Presby PHS162 (1923) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.