Hamilton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Hamilton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The present Town of Hamilton was once occupied by several native tribes. European settlers arrived in the 1730s. In 1768, George and Tabitha Roach Tavenner built the first house in the Hamilton area. Their son, Richard and his wife Ann Hatcher, built an estate called Harmony and the surrounding area was thereafter known as Harmony.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Hamilton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hamilton’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewEx President Tyler's house, 1865: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Hamilton
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Hamilton, decade by decade
1990s
3 historic places in Hamilton
3 places in Hamilton 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
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ex President Tyler's house (1865) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.