Fennimore’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Fennimore. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Fennimore was named for a settler who disappeared during the Black Hawk War. It was previously also known as Fennimore Center. Fennimore incorporated as a village in 1889 and changed to a city in 1919.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Fennimore’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fennimore’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewInterior of St. Mary's Church, 1911: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Fennimore
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Fennimore, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Interior of St. Mary's Church (1911) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.