The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusDraper is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Draper had a population of 291. Draper has both a fire station and post office. Draper developed around the Draper Depot of the Norfolk and Western Railway's Cripple Creek Extension in 1886. The bed of this extension now forms the New River Trail State Park. Draper is home to the Draper Historic District, which includes 40 acres with a variety of contributing historic buildings, including the Draper Mercantile (1887), Bank of Draper (1911), and several houses in the Gothic Revival and Queen Anne styles. The Draper Mercantile was purchased in 2008 and renovated into a restaurant, café…
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 320 to 291 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1989.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Draper 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.
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1 historic place in Draper
Draper has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 42 historic buildings, because Draper Historic District alone counts 42.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.