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History · Fort Fetter

16% of Fort Fetter’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

0on the National Register
16%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Fort Fetter’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Fort Fetter are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19023 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1972. Watch Fort Fetter change.Old housesHalf of Fort Fetter’s homes were built before 1957.
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On the map

Fort Fetter on the map, 1902 to 1972

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

Fort Fetter on the 1902 USGS mapFort Fetter on the 1963 USGS mapFort Fetter on the 1972 USGS map1902Hollidaysburg 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 Fort Fetter.

The story so far

Fort Fetter, in brief

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

Fort Fetters is a neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

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

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Fort Fetter

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

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Hedda HopperAmerican gossip columnist and actress · b. 1885
Charlie CristUnited States Representative from 2017 to 2022 · b. 1956
Michael BeheAmerican biochemist, author, and intelligent de… · b. 1952
Janet BlairActress · b. 1921
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Andrew Kevin WalkerAmerican screenwriter · b. 1964
Paul WinterAmerican saxophonist · b. 1939
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Hollidaysburg4 historic placesA+Blair TownshipIts storyC

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.