Utica’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Utica. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusUtica is a borough that is located in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 184 at the time of the 2020 census. The current mayor of Utica is MaryAnn Schell.
Utica was established in 1830. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 189 to 184 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1944.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Utica 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 Utica’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Utica’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewOil region of Venango County, Pen…, 1866: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Utica
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Utica, decade by decade
1910s
1990s
Nothing in Utica is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Utica has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bridge in French Creek Township in French Creek, 3.6 miles away.
Utica and the nearest listed places
Closest to Utica
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Oil region of Venango County, Pennsylvania (1866) 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.