Forestville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Forestville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Major Joseph McCormick was the first white man to settle in Forestville. He was of Scotch-Irish descent. He won his military title in the Mexican War. He discovered what he thought was a layer
of marble. McCormick is responsible for bringing a great many settlers to Forestville. He spoke persuasively of the marble quarries, the water power, and the timber resources.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Forestville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Forestville’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAhnapee and Western through, 1909: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Forestville
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Forestville, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Forestville is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Forestville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ahnapee Brewery in Algoma, 6 miles away.
Forestville and the nearest listed places
Closest to Forestville
Ahnapee BreweryAlgoma · Built 18696mi
Dettman, Art, Fishing ShantyAlgoma · Built 19356mi
Joint Brussels and Garner Dristrict School Number OneBrussels · Classical Revival · Built 19106mi
Melvin W. and Mary Perry HouseAlgoma · Colonial Revival · Built 19096.1mi
Joseph Monfils FarmsteadBrussels · Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 19216.1miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ahnapee and Western through (1909) 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.