The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area in and around Finger was settled in the early to mid-1820s. Originally named McIntyre's Crossing, after Robert Thompson McIntyre, who was an early political leader and businessman, it was not named Finger until 1895. Between its settlement and 1895, the area progressed and both education and business were important to the area's inhabitants. During the American Civil War, the area provided many soldiers to the Union cause as the area was largely Unionist and Republican in its politics.
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2000
Nothing in Finger is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Finger has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Chester County Courthouse in Henderson, 5.9 miles away.
Finger and the nearest listed places
Closest to Finger
Chester County CourthouseHenderson · Building5.9mi
National Teacher's Normal and Business College Administration BuildingHenderson · Built 19086miChester County Training School/Vincent High SchoolHenderson · Building6.3mi
Bethel Springs Presbyterian ChurchBethel Springs · Building8.6mi
Hamlett-Smith HouseJacks Creek · Built 186710.6miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.