A history of Black River Falls,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Black River Falls from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A large monument to Black River Falls' veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as to local Medal of Honor recipient Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., was erected near the Chamber of Commerce Building at 101 S. 2nd Street. Named the "Field of Honor", the attached plaques provide accounts of the veterans' services. This site is also the start of the four-mile (6.5 km) Foundation Trail, a signed hiking and bike path that circles the eastern part of the community.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Black River Falls’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBlack River Falls, Wisconsin, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Black River Falls
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Black River Falls, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Black River Falls, Wisconsin (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.