History · Elderon
Elderon’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Elderon. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
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The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Elderon has been in operation since 1888. The village was named for a grove of elder trees near the town site.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Elderon’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewCharles Bernke House, E9634 State…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Elderon
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Elderon, decade by decade
Before
2000
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings 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 Charles Bernke House, E9634 State Highway 29 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.