Delaware’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Delaware. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusDelaware Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,610 at the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,547 to 1,610 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1979.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Delaware 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.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Delaware’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Delaware’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewOld Delaware bridge, Easton, Pa. …, 1855: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Delaware
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Delaware, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Old Delaware bridge, Easton, Pa. 1855 (1855) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.