Glasgow’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Glasgow. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Glasgow was incorporated on June 20, 1920. Folk etymology derives its name from a combination of the word "glass" with the word "company" for a glass factory that was built there many years ago, but the presence of many Scottish immigrants to this part of Appalachia, particularly from the Strathclyde region, indicates that the town was most likely named after the Scottish city of Glasgow in Strathclyde. Other Virginia and West Virginia locations named for places in Strathclyde include Dumbarton, Argyle, Loudoun County, Hamilton in Loudoun County, Lanark and Renfrew.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Glasgow’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Glasgow’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewGLASGOW SWIMMING POOL IS THE ONLY…, 1973: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Glasgow, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Glasgow is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Glasgow has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Little Brick Church in Cedar Grove, 0.5 miles away.
Glasgow and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as GLASGOW SWIMMING POOL IS THE ONLY ONE BETWEEN CHARLESTON AND MONTGOMERY (1973) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.