Ripley’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Ripley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusRipley is a city in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ripley had a population of 7,800. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County.
Ripley was established in 1836. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 8,445 to 7,800 (-8%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ripley 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 Ripley’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ripley’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewWalker's Motor Court, 1 mile sout…, c. 1930: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Ripley
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Ripley, decade by decade
1990s
4 historic places in Ripley
4 places in Ripley are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1995Lauderdale County CourthouseListed 1980Wardlaw-Steele HouseListed 1988US Post OfficeListed 2021Lauderdale High SchoolThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Walker's Motor Court, 1 mile south U.S. 51, Ripley, Tennessee (82755) (c. 1930) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.