Swanton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Swanton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from the U.S. CensusBetween the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,386 to 2,328 (-2%). Half of its homes were built before 1952.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Swanton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Swanton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Swanton’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewWest Swanton-Alburg Bridge, Lake …, c. 1930: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Swanton
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Swanton, decade by decade
1960s
1990s
Nothing in Swanton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Swanton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is First Congregational Church of Swanton in Swanton, 0.5 miles away.
Swanton and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as West Swanton-Alburg Bridge, Lake Champlain (66403) (c. 1930) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.