A history of Laona,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Laona from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Laona was platted in 1899 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named in honor of the daughter of a local businessman. A post office has been in operation in Laona since 1900.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Laona’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 viewVIEW TO EAST, NORTHWEST FRONT AND…, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Laona, decade by decade
CommonsVIEW TO EAST, NORTHWEST FRONT AND SOUTHWEST SIDE OF GARAGE …1933
CommonsVIEW TO NORTHEAST, SOUTHWEST REAR OF RANGER DWELLING - Laon…1933
CommonsVIEW TO NORTHWEST, SOUTHEAST SIDE, VESTIBULE OF RANGER DWEL…1933
CommonsVIEW TO SOUTH, NORTHWEST FRONT AND NORTHEAST SIDE OF GARAGE…1933
CommonsVIEW TO SOUTHEAST, NORTHWEST FRONT OF GARAGE - Laona Ranger…19331990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as VIEW TO EAST, NORTHWEST FRONT AND SOUTHWEST SIDE OF GARAGE - Laona Ranger Dwelling and Garage, Highway 8, Nicolet Natio… (1933) and it appears here side by side.
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From Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.