A history of Bowling Green,
since 1837
Postcards, papers and photographs of Bowling Green from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town of Bowling Green was earlier known as New Hope. One of the earliest stage roads in the colony ran through the area from Richmond to the Potomac River, where a ferry crossing was operated to Charles County, Maryland. New Hope Tavern was built along the road in the 18th century and the area around it became known as New Hope.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Bowling Green’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBridge across the Matapony River …, 1864: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Bowling Green
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Bowling Green, decade by decade
1990s
5 historic places in Bowling Green
Bowling Green has 5 listings on the National Register, and they protect 173 historic buildings, because Bowling Green Historic District alone counts 169.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1969Old Mansion
Listed 1973Caroline County Courthouse
Listed 2003Bowling Green Historic District
Listed 2006AuburnListed 2020Old Jail of Caroline CountyThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Bridge across the Matapony River near Bowling Green, Va (1864) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (10) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.