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History · Delmar

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

Delmar Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,795 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,856 to 2,793 (-2%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Delmar 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 Delmar’s history is told.

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Delmar, 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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Today9 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Delmar is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Delmar has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Jesse Robinson House in Wellsboro, 3.1 miles away.

Delmar and the nearest listed places

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Jesse Robinson HouseRobinson HouseWellsboro ArmoryWellsboro Historic DistrictColton Point State ParkBlackwell Methodist Episcopal Church

Closest to Delmar

Jesse Robinson HouseWellsboro · Building3.1miRobinson HouseWellsboro · Building3.1miWellsboro ArmoryWellsboro · Building3.2miWellsboro Historic DistrictWellsboro · District3.3miColton Point State ParkShippen · District5.7mi

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. Jesse Robinson House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Delmar?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Delmar’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.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Wellsboro📜 Shippen📜 Charleston📜 Duncan

From Wikimedia Commons (9). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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