Ackley’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Ackley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusAckley is a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 467 at the 2020 census. The town was founded on March 4, 1879. It was named after William L. Ackley, who established a logging camp in the area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 524 to 467 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1963.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ackley 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.
Start Ackley’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ackley’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewRange Line Road Bridge, Spanning …: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Ackley, decade by decade
2000
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Range Line Road Bridge, Spanning West Branch of Eau Claire River, on Range Line Road, Antigo, Langlade County, WI and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.