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History · Albany Township

Albany Township dates to 1800, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1943 on.

1800founded
0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Albany Township’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Albany Township began

When was Albany Township founded?

1800

Albany Township dates its founding to 1800 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1850.

2020 census: 858226 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1850.

What stands out about Albany Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Albany Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.Deep rootsEstablished in 1800: 226 years of Albany Township.
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Start Albany Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Albany Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewThe Pinnacle, located in rural Pennsylv…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Laddsburg
1850–1906
Evergreen
1871–1904
Stevenson
1898–1904
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
EvergreenLaddsburgStevenson
7cemeteries and burying grounds inside Albany Township
EvergreenHatch HillLaddsburgScrivens HollowTeeter FamilyWilcox StevensonZadock P Corson

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Timeline

Albany Township, 1800 to 1980

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1800
    FoundingAlbany Township is established
  3. 1850Post officeThe Laddsburg post office opens
  4. 1871Post officeThe Evergreen post office opens
  5. 1898Post officeThe Stevenson post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1904Post officeThe Evergreen post office closes
  8. 1904Post officeThe Stevenson post office closes
  9. 1906Post officeThe Laddsburg post office closes
  10. 1943On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  11. 1980In the archiveThe Pinnacle, located in rural Pennsylvania on the Appalachian Trail
The story so far

Albany Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Albany Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Albany Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 859 at the 2020 census.

Albany Township was established in 1800. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 911 to 858 (-6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Albany Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1980s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1980s1 item
The Pinnacle, located in rural Pennsylvania on the Appalachian Trail1980The Pinnacle, located in rural Pennsylvania on the Ap…
1990snothing yet
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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On the map

Albany Township on the map, 1943 to 1969

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Albany Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Albany Township on the 1943 USGS mapAlbany Township on the 1969 USGS map1943Monroeton sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Albany Township.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

The Pinnacle, located in rural Pennsylvania on the Appalachian Trail
Retake this viewThe Pinnacle, located in rural Pennsylvania on the Appalachian Trail, 1980

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Albany Township’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Albany Township

Nobody well known was born in Albany Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Philip Van Doren SternAmerican writer and historian · b. 1900
Ada BittenbenderAmerican lawyer, feminist activist · b. 1848
J
John LaporteAmerican politician · b. 1798
G
Garland GrangePlayer of American football · b. 1906
Marian W. ClarkeAmerican politician · b. 1880
K
Kenneth E. CasterAmerican paleontologist · b. 1908
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Terry TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMonroe TownshipIts storyB+Cherry TownshipIts storyB+Asylum TownshipIts storyB+Wilmot TownshipIts storyB−

Questions about Albany Township’s history

What year was Albany Township founded?

In 1800, according to Wikidata. Albany Township’s post office opened in 1850.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the Library of Congress (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.