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History · Osage

A history of Osage,
then and now

Postcards, papers and photographs of Osage from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

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From Osage’s archive · credits on each photo

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Osage is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It lies across the Monongahela River from Morgantown. The community was named after the Osage Indians.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Osage yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1930s12 items · Company houses along railroad tracks.…LOC
1940–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Finish Osage’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 viewCompany houses along railroad tra…, 1935: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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By decade

Osage, decade by decade

1930s12 items
Company houses along railroad tracks. Scott's Run near Morgantown, West Virginia. Osage, West VirginiaLOCCompany houses along railroad tracks. Scott's Run near Morg…1935Scott's Run mining camps near Morgantown, West Virginia. View near OsageLOCScott's Run mining camps near Morgantown, West Virginia. Vi…1935Osage-west-virginia-coal-tipple1CommonsOsage-west-virginia-coal-tipple11938PaydayLOCPayday1938PaydayLOCPayday1938Storefront, mining townLOCStorefront, mining town1938Payday, coal mining townLOCPayday, coal mining town1938Payday, coal mining townLOCPayday, coal mining town1938Abandoned coal tipple near Osage, West VirginiaLOCAbandoned coal tipple near Osage, West Virginia1938Going home from schoolLOCGoing home from school1938Going home from schoolLOCGoing home from school1938"Sittin' around" mining town. Osage, West VirginiaLOC"Sittin' around" mining town. Osage, West Virginia1938
1940s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Osage is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Osage has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is D. I. B. Anderson Farm in Morgantown, 1.8 miles away.

Osage and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Osage. Tap a dot.
D. I. B. Anderson FarmEighth Street Stone Retaining WallsSeneca Glass Company BuildingDents Run Covered BridgeSt. Mary's Orthodox ChurchWoodburn Circle

Closest to Osage

D. I. B. Anderson FarmMorgantown · Building1.8miEighth Street Stone Retaining WallsMorgantown · Structure2.6miSeneca Glass Company BuildingMorgantown · Building2.7miDents Run Covered BridgeBooth · Built 18893miSt. Mary's Orthodox ChurchWestover · Building3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. D. I. B. Anderson Farm’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Osage?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Osage’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Company houses along railroad tracks. Scott's Run near Morgantown, West Virginia. Osage, West Virginia (1935) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Granville📜 Star City📜 Westover📜 Morgantown

From Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (11). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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