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Yorkshire’s history is
mostly unwritten

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

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Yorkshire is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 10,992 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 7,541 to 10,992 (+46%). Half of its homes were built before 1987.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Yorkshire 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Yorkshire’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Yorkshire

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Jason SudeikisJason SudeikisFairfax · 9 miAriel WinterAriel WinterFairfax · 9 miIMIlia MalininFairfax · 9 miBrian KendrickBrian KendrickFairfax · 9 miAlex RileyAlex RileyFairfax · 9 miTobyMacTobyMacFairfax · 9 mi
By decade

Yorkshire, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today10 photos
Rimpal Plaza EastCommonsRimpal Plaza East2024Rimpal Plaza East, Yorkshire, Virginia (cropped)CommonsRimpal Plaza East, Yorkshire, Virginia (cropped)2024Plaza 28CommonsPlaza 282024Pikrallidas Law buildingCommonsPikrallidas Law building2024Pikrallidas Law building 2CommonsPikrallidas Law building 22024Parking lot with Sheetz and apartments in the rearCommonsParking lot with Sheetz and apartments in the rear2024Moby Dick and parking lotCommonsMoby Dick and parking lot2024A-1 Glass CompanyCommonsA-1 Glass Company2024A-1 Glass Auto and HomeCommonsA-1 Glass Auto and Home2024VAMap-doton-YorkshireCommonsVAMap-doton-Yorkshire2005
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Yorkshire is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Yorkshire has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is "A" Fort and Battery Hill Redoubt-Camp Early in Manassas Park, 1.2 miles away.

Yorkshire and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Yorkshire. Tap a dot.
"A" Fort and Battery Hill Redoubt-Camp EarlyConner HouseLiberiaAnnaburgSignal HillManassas Water Tower

Closest to Yorkshire

"A" Fort and Battery Hill Redoubt-Camp EarlyManassas Park · Site1.2miConner HouseManassas Park · Built 18551.6miLiberiaManassas · Building1.7miAnnaburgManassas · Building2.5miSignal HillManassas Park · Site2.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. "A" Fort and Battery Hill Redoubt-Camp Early’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Yorkshire?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Yorkshire’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Manassas Park📜 Manassas📜 Clifton📜 Fairfax

From Wikimedia Commons (10). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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