A history of Round Hill,
since 1900
Postcards, papers and photographs of Round Hill from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Round Hill was incorporated on February 5, 1900. From 1874 to 1900, the settlement had been the terminus of a Washington and Ohio rail line that ultimately became the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad. The railway allowed agricultural products to be brought into Washington, D.C., and allowed the residents of the District to escape to the surrounding countryside for holidays. Many of the town's older residences were originally boarding houses, inns, and taverns where people would go upon arrival. The town was considered a convenient destination as it lies close to the Shenandoah River (7 miles/11.3 km distant), the Shenandoah National Park (30 miles/48 km), the Appalachian Trail (4 miles/6.4 km), Harpers Ferry (15 miles/24 km), the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park (12 miles/19 km), and the paved Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail (3 miles/4.8 km).
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Round Hill’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewKitchen Equipment Co. Fox home, 1920: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Round Hill
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Round Hill, decade by decade
1990s
2 historic places in Round Hill
Round Hill has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 206 historic buildings, because Round Hill Historic District alone counts 204.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Kitchen Equipment Co. Fox home (1920) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6) and the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.