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History · Reese

100% of Reese’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

0on the National Register
100%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Reese’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 Reese 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 1994. Watch Reese change.
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On the map

Reese on the map, 1902 to 1994

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

Reese on the 1902 USGS mapReese on the 1963 USGS mapReese on the 1972 USGS mapReese on the 1994 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 Reese.

The story so far

Reese, in brief

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

Reese 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 east-central Blair County, in the eastern part of Frankstown Township. It sits on the north side of the Frankstown Branch Juniata River, 5 miles (8 km) east of Hollidaysburg, the county seat, and 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Canoe Creek.

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

By decade

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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 Reese

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

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Hedda HopperAmerican gossip columnist and actress · b. 1885
Charles M. SchwabAmerican steel magnate · b. 1862
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Sam LaffertyAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1995
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Adam HuberAmerican actor · b. 1987
Daniel Hale WilliamsAfrican American cardiologist who performed the… · b. 1856
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Marion DoughertyAmerican casting director · b. 1923

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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.