Parker’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Parker. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Parker's Landing was established in 1871. In 1894, its name was changed to Parkers Landing and in 1950, the name was changed to Parker. It remains in operation to the present. Parker appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Parker’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Parker’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewView from Cave Rock, 1860: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Parker
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Parker, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Parker is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Parker has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Memorial Church of Our Father in Foxburg, 3.7 miles away.
Parker 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 View from Cave Rock (1860) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (3) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.