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Homer’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Homer. 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

Homer Township is a township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 438 at the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 437 people in 2010, 438 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1984.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Homer 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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Homer, 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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Today4 photos
Pennsylvania State Route 872CommonsPennsylvania State Route 8722013PA 872 nb in Homer Township (2)CommonsPA 872 nb in Homer Township (2)2013PA 872 nb in Homer Township (1)CommonsPA 872 nb in Homer Township (1)2013Map of Potter County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Homer TownshipMapMap of Potter County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Homer Towns…2008
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Homer is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Homer has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Austin Dam in Austin, 5.2 miles away.

Homer and the nearest listed places

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Austin DamCoudersport and Port Allegany Railroad StationPotter County CourthouseCoudersport Historic DistrictCherry Springs Picnic PavilionCameron County Courthouse

Closest to Homer

Austin DamAustin · Built 19095.2miCoudersport and Port Allegany Railroad StationCoudersport · Building5.3miPotter County CourthouseCoudersport · Greek Revival5.6miCoudersport Historic DistrictCoudersport · Greek Revival5.7miCherry Springs Picnic PavilionWest Branch · Rustic10.3mi

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. Austin Dam’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Homer?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Homer’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
📜 Eulalia📜 Austin📜 Coudersport📜 Sylvania

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