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History · Eldorado

Eldorado’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Eldorado. 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

Eldorado is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Half of its homes were built before 1968.

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

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Famous people close to Eldorado

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Hedda HopperHedda HopperHollidaysburg · 4 miCharlie CristCharlie CristAltoona · 3 miMichael BeheMichael BeheAltoona · 3 miJanet BlairJanet BlairAltoona · 3 miAWAndrew Kevin WalkerAltoona · 3 miPaul WinterPaul WinterAltoona · 3 mi
By decade

Eldorado, 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 Eldorado is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Eldorado has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Knickerbocker Historic District in Altoona, 1.4 miles away.

Eldorado and the nearest listed places

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Knickerbocker Historic DistrictLlyswen Historic DistrictBaker MansionAllegheny FurnaceBroad Avenue Historic DistrictLeap-the-Dips

Closest to Eldorado

Knickerbocker Historic DistrictAltoona · Late 19th Century1.4miLlyswen Historic DistrictAltoona · Colonial Revival1.7miBaker MansionAltoona · Building1.8miAllegheny FurnaceAltoona · Built 18111.9miBroad Avenue Historic DistrictAltoona · Colonial Revival2mi

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. Knickerbocker Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Eldorado?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Eldorado’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
📜 Allegheny📜 Altoona📜 Logan📜 Duncansville
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