The story
Read it all →How Shrewsbury Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Shrewsbury Township.
The Eagles Mere Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
What stands out about Shrewsbury Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Shrewsbury Township’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Shrewsbury Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.By decade
Shrewsbury Township, decade by decade
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Date?Today2 recent
2009
2009On the map
Shrewsbury Township on the map, 1932 to 1993
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Shrewsbury Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1932Eagles Mere sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Shrewsbury Township.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Shrewsbury Township
Nobody well known was born in Shrewsbury Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Davidson Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townForks Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLaporte TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHillsgrove Township1 historic placenot 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 Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.