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History · Beecher Falls

Beecher Falls’ post office opened in 1889, and 35% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1989 on.

1889first post office
1on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
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How Beecher Falls began

When was Beecher Falls founded?

1889

The Beecher Falls post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 139137 years
Founding year: the first Beecher Falls post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Beecher Falls’ 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 Beecher Falls are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Beecher Falls’ homes were built before 1950.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Beecher Falls’s history is told.

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The story so far

Beecher Falls, in brief

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

Beecher Falls is a census-designated place in the town of Canaan, Essex County, Vermont, United States. Beecher Falls is located on the Connecticut River across from Stewartstown, New Hampshire, in the northeast corner of Vermont. Its population was 139 as of the 2020 census. The Beecher Falls–East Hereford Border Crossing, a port of entry with Canada, is located here.

Its first post office opened in 1889. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 177 to 139 (-21%).

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

By decade

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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On the map

Beecher Falls on the map in 1989

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Beecher Falls.

Beecher Falls on the 1989 USGS map1989Pittsburg 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 Beecher Falls.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Beecher Falls

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Canaan3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Beecher Falls’ history

What year was Beecher Falls founded?

The Beecher Falls post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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.