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Belfair’s history is mostly unwritten

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

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What stands out about Belfair’s past

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

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Belfair’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
The story

How Belfair came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Belfair.

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Belfair was originally referred to as Clifton, as were several other towns in the state. To avoid confusion, it was renamed in 1925 by Mrs. Murray, then postmaster, who submitted the name Belfair from a book that she was then reading.

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Belfair, decade by decade

Famous people

Famous people close to Belfair

Nobody well known was born in Belfair itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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