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History · Venango

Venango’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Venango. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1838established
1old images & papers
8recent photos
Historic highways of America (Volume 5) - II, 1903 · Wikimedia Commons

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Venango is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 210 at the 2020 census, down from 239 at the 2010 census, down from 288 in 2000.

Venango was established in 1838. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 239 to 212 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Venango 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 below
1838Established
1903Historic highways of America (Volume 5) - IICommons
1910–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Venango’s history is told.

1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHistoric highways of America (Vol…, 1903: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Famous people from VenangoWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Venango.Meet them →
By decade

Venango, decade by decade

1900s1 item
Historic highways of America (Volume 5) - IICommonsHistoric highways of America (Volume 5) - II1903
1910s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today8 photos
Venango Borough, PA post office, June 2024CommonsVenango Borough, PA post office, June 20242024Venango Borough, PA general store, June 2024CommonsVenango Borough, PA general store, June 20242024US 6-19 sb in Venango Borough, PA (3), June 2024CommonsUS 6-19 sb in Venango Borough, PA (3), June 20242024US 6-19 sb in Venango Borough, PA (2), June 2024CommonsUS 6-19 sb in Venango Borough, PA (2), June 20242024US 6-19 sb in Venango Borough, PA (1), June 2024CommonsUS 6-19 sb in Venango Borough, PA (1), June 20242024US 6-19 sb entering Venango Borough, PA, June 2024CommonsUS 6-19 sb entering Venango Borough, PA, June 20242024US Route 6 - PennsylvaniaCommonsUS Route 6 - Pennsylvania2006US Route 6 - PennsylvaniaCommonsUS Route 6 - Pennsylvania2006
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Venango is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Venango has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Amos Kelly House in Cambridge Springs, 3.4 miles away.

Venango and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Venango. Tap a dot.
Amos Kelly HouseCambridge Springs BridgeRiverside HotelEdward Saeger HouseAcademy HallBridge in Rockdale Township

Closest to Venango

Amos Kelly HouseCambridge Springs · Building3.4miCambridge Springs BridgeCambridge Springs · Structure3.5miRiverside HotelCambridge · Built 18884miEdward Saeger HouseSaegertown · Building4.2miAcademy HallEdinboro · Italianate7mi

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. Amos Kelly House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Venango?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Venango’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

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Historic highways of America (Volume 5) - II (1903) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Woodcock📜 Venango📜 Cambridge Springs📜 Saegertown

From Wikimedia Commons (9). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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