Smith’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Smith. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSmith Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 4,224.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 4,476 to 4,233 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1961.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Smith 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 Smith’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Smith’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+10Smith, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Smith is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Smith has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Leatherman Covered Bridge in Mount Pleasant, 2.9 miles away.
Smith 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 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Washington County - Smith - ED 63-117, ED 63-118, ED 63-119, ED … (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.