Algoma’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Algoma. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Ahnapee settlement, which eventually became known as Algoma, was founded in 1834 by Joseph McCormick of Manitowoc. In 1851, Irish and English pioneers moved to the area and called the place Wolf River. The wolf was a legendary animal in stories told by the local Potawatomi Indians. (This animal eventually became the mascot of the Algoma High School.) In the Menominee language, the town is known as Ākem, meaning "snowshoe".
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Algoma’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Algoma’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1892 Ahnapee and Western Time Tab…, 1892: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Algoma
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Algoma, decade by decade
1950s
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CommonsGfp-Wisconsin-algoma-houses-in-the-harbor2015
CommonsGfp-Wisconsin-algoma-harbor-at-dusk2015
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CommonsAlgoma Wisconsin Public Library2014
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CommonsMelvinWMaryPerryHouseAlgomaWisconsin2010
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CommonsAhnapeeBreweryVonStiehlWineryAlgomaWisconsin2010
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CommonsAlgoma Tower2009
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CommonsISS006-E-3357920033 historic places in Algoma
3 places in Algoma are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1892 Ahnapee and Western Time Table (1892) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (21) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.