History · Eden
Eden’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Eden. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
1old images & papers
5recent photos
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Eden was first established in 1850. Eden was named after either the Garden of Eden or after John Eden, an early settler.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1974Eden Mobile Home after tornadoCommons
1980–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eden’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewEden Mobile Home after tornado, 1974: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Eden, decade by decade
1970s1 item
1980s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Eden Mobile Home after tornado (1974) 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.