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History · Friesville

Half of Friesville’s homes were built after 1955

Most of Friesville was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1955. Below: maps from 1902 on.

0on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Friesville’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 Friesville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19024 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1987. Watch Friesville change.Old housesHalf of Friesville’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Friesville’s history is told.

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On the map

Friesville on the map, 1902 to 1987

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

Friesville on the 1902 USGS mapFriesville on the 1963 USGS mapFriesville on the 1972 USGS mapFriesville on the 1987 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 Friesville.

The story so far

Friesville, in brief

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

Friesville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in southern Blair County, in the eastern part of Greenfield Township. It is bordered to the east by Claysburg. It is on the south side of South Poplar Run, a stream which originates to the west on the north side of Blue Knob along the Allegheny Front and flows east to join Beaverdam Creek and form the Frankstown Branch Juniata River in Claysburg.

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

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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 Friesville

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

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Ronald MallettAmerican theoretical physicist · b. 1945
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Bob O'ConnorAmerican mayor · b. 1944
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Jerry SternAmerican politician · b. 1955
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Danny NapoleonAmerican baseball player · b. 1942
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Keith MallettAmerican artist · b. 1948
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Rolland E. BrumbaughAmerican football coach · b. 1885
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

ClaysburgIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.