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

Randolph Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,719 at the 2020 census, down from 1,782 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,782 to 1,718 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1972.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Randolph 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Randolph’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Randolph

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Sharon StoneSharon StoneMeadville · 10 miJMJoel Hastings MetcalfMeadville · 10 miCharles Homer HaskinsCharles Homer HaskinsMeadville · 10 miR. A. MihailoffR. A. MihailoffTownville · 5 miFrederic C. HoweFrederic C. HoweMeadville · 10 miAndrew Ryan McGillAndrew Ryan McGillSaegertown · 11 mi
By decade

Randolph, 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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Randolph is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Randolph has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Judge Henry Shippen House in Meadville, 10.4 miles away.

Randolph and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Randolph. Tap a dot.
Judge Henry Shippen HouseMeadville Downtown Historic DistrictRuter HallBently HallIndependent Congregational ChurchRoueche House

Closest to Randolph

Judge Henry Shippen HouseMeadville · Building10.4miMeadville Downtown Historic DistrictMeadville · District10.4miRuter HallMeadville · Building10.4miBently HallMeadville · Building10.4miIndependent Congregational ChurchMeadville · Building10.5mi

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. Judge Henry Shippen House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Randolph?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Randolph’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
📜 Wayne📜 Townville📜 Blooming Valley📜 East Mead
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