History · Oak Gulch

Oak Gulch’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Oak Gulch. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from the U.S. Census

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 24 to 23 (-4%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Oak Gulch yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

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Oak Gulch, 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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Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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