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History · Glasgow

Glasgow dates to 1836, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1971 on, and the census since 1880.

1836founded
0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Glasgow’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Glasgow began

When was Glasgow founded?

1836

Glasgow dates its founding to 1836 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 573 in 18802020 census: 71190 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Glasgow’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.Deep rootsEstablished in 1836: 190 years of Glasgow.
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Start Glasgow’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Glasgow’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 viewIndian Picture Rocks No. 1. Smith's Fer…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Timeline

Glasgow, 1836 to 1971

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1836
    FoundingGlasgow is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1900In the archiveIndian Picture Rocks No. 1. Smith's Ferry, Pa
  5. 1971On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story so far

Glasgow, in brief

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

Glasgow is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 71 at the 2020 census. The borough was named after Glasgow, in Scotland.

Glasgow was established in 1836. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 60 to 71 (+18%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Glasgow in 1888

Passages that mention Glasgow, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Glasgow has no postoffice of its own, all mail being received at Smith's Ferry. The population in 1880 was 573. *
History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania1888 · page 549Read the page →
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Glasgow has no postoffice of its own, all mail being received at Smith's Ferry. The population in 1880 was 573. *

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
Glasgow has excellent shipping facilities. Though the canal has become defunct, the building of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad has more than compensated for the loss. The Ohio river has given the place connection with the business world in all directions.
History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania1888 · page 546Read the page →
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Glasgow has excellent shipping facilities. Though the canal has become defunct, the building of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad has more than compensated for the loss. The Ohio river has given the place connection with the business world in all directions.

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.

Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

By decade

Glasgow, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s1 item
Indian Picture Rocks No. 1. Smith's Ferry, Pa1900Indian Picture Rocks No. 1. Smith's Ferry, Pa
1910s–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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Today1 recent
Glasgow, Beaver County, Pa2011Glasgow, Beaver County, Pa
On the map

Glasgow on the map, 1971 to 1984

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

Glasgow on the 1971 USGS mapGlasgow on the 1984 USGS map1971East Liverpool North sheet · 1:24,000

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

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.

Indian Picture Rocks No. 1. Smith's Ferry, Pa
Retake this viewIndian Picture Rocks No. 1. Smith's Ferry, Pa, 1900

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

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People over time

Glasgow, census by census

010020030040050060018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 573

Between 60 and 573 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Glasgow’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Glasgow

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

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Ruth Crawford SeegerAmerican composer · b. 1901
Elaine RileyAmerican film and television actress · b. 1917
Ammon HennacyAmerican Christian pacifist, anarchist and soci… · b. 1893
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Connie CulpAmerican face transplant recipient · b. 1963
Burr McIntoshAmerican photographer, actor and publisher · b. 1862
William Peters HepburnAmerican politician · b. 1833
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

OhiovilleIts storyB−Greene TownshipIts storyCGeorgetownIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Glasgow’s history

What year was Glasgow founded?

In 1836, according to Wikidata. the census of 1880 counted 573 people here.

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 Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.