Eldred’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Eldred. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusEldred Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,594 at the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,910 to 2,596 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Eldred 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.
Start Eldred’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eldred’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo2 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewChrisman House: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Eldred, decade by decade
2000
unknown2 items
CommonsEldred Township, Monroe County, PA municipal building, July…2023
CommonsChestnut Ridge Railway caboose, July 20232023
Commons2022-09-09 17 24 16 UTC minus 4 Aerial view of southwest Mo…2022
CommonsInterior of the 1855 One Room Schoolhouse in Eldred Townshi…2017
Commons1855 One Room School Eldred Township Monroe County Pa2014
CommonsEldred Townhip, Monroe County, Spring Cusp2009Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Chrisman House and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.