History · Highland
Highland’s history is mostly unwritten
Gathering old photos, postcards and papers of Highland from public archives. This takes a few seconds the first time.
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Opening the archives for Highland
Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress, the National Register and Wikipedia.
On the National Register
1 historic place in Highland
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1980
Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church
in Pennsylvania
#519
by listings
Buildings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Famous people
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Nobody well known was born in Highland itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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From the National Register of Historic Places (1). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.