Sharon Hill’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Sharon Hill. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSharon Hill is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sharon Hill had a population of 6,014.
Sharon Hill was established in 1890. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,697 to 6,014 (+6%). Half of its homes were built before 1954.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sharon Hill 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.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Sharon Hill’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sharon Hill’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Sharon Hill
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Sharon Hill, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Delaware County - Sharon Hill - ED 23-161, ED 23-162, ED 23-163,… (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.