A history of Greencastle,
since 1782
Postcards, papers and photographs of Greencastle from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗James Patton, who came to America at age 17 and moved to North Carolina in 1793, started the settlement of Canogege (spelled "Conegoge" by George P. Donahoo). Patton said in an 1839 letter to his descendants that the place was "settled by a moral and orderly people."
Greencastle was founded in 1783 by John Allison from the Barkdoll House. The town was named after Greencastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was originally composed of 246 lots. By 1790 there were about 60 houses in Greencastle, homes to approximately 400 people. The town of Greencastle had grown by the mid-nineteenth century to 1,125 residents.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Greencastle’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewGreencastle PA East Conococheague…, 1923: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Greencastle
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Greencastle, decade by decade
1970s
1990s
2 historic places in Greencastle
Greencastle has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 349 historic buildings, because Greencastle Historic District alone counts 346.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Greencastle PA East Conococheague PHS239 (1923) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.