History · Mount Sidney

Mount Sidney’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Mount Sidney yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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What stands out about Mount Sidney’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Mount Sidney are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A historic districtMt. Sidney Historic District protects 74 historic buildings.

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On the National Register

2 listings protect 75 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks

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historic buildings protected

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first listed

1985

Mt. Sidney School

in Virginia

#163

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Mt. Sidney SchoolVernacular

Mt. Sidney Historic DistrictFederal

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story so far

Mount Sidney, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mount Sidney yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Mount Sidney is a census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mount Sidney had a population of 678. The Mt. Sidney Historic District and Mt. Sidney School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 663 to 678 (+2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Mount Sidney, decade by decade

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2017Mt. Sidney School

2016Lee Highway in

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Mount Sidney

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Hank HulveyAmerican baseball player · b. 1897

Ida Stover EisenhowerAmerican pacifist · b. 1862

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From Wikimedia Commons (2), the National Register of Historic Places (2) and Wikidata for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.