A history of Hallstead,
since 1787
Postcards, papers and photographs of Hallstead from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Hallstead was settled in 1787. What is now Hallstead was incorporated as Great Bend Village on November 28, 1874. In 1887, it was renamed to Hallstead Borough in honor of William F. Hallstead, president of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Hallstead’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1850: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Hallstead
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1990s
Nothing in Hallstead is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hallstead has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Erie Railroad Station in Susquehanna Depot, 7.1 miles away.
Hallstead and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Pennsylvania - Susquehanna County - ED 58-20, ED 58-21, ED 58-22, ED 58… (1850) 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.