OpenHistoricalMap

OpenHistoricalMap goes beyond the present, mapping places throughout the world… throughout the ages.
No community is too small, no story too obscure to add to this map.
Everyone has something to contribute, including you!

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Contribute

To contribute to OpenHistoricalMap, go to the main map, zoom in to a place of interest, and click the “Edit” button. If you are familiar with editing OpenStreetMap, the OpenHistoricalMap editing experience is very similar. See the tagging guidelines for information on a few changes we’ve made to accommodate the time dimension.

We also maintain several software projects to facilitate map contributions and data reuse. Please report any issues and send us your ideas on GitHub or our forum.

Then and now

From OpenHistoricalMap's community projects:

Left: The African continent in 1925. Right: The same location today.

On this day

Selected establishments and disestablishments on January 9:

1861: In the American Civil War, Mississippi secedes from the Union, joining South Carolina in the Confederacy.
1885: The “New House” extension of the London Stock Exchange opens in London.
1892: Edmonton is incorporated as a town in the North-West Territories of the Dominion of Canada.
1938: A building by Marcos Rico Santamaría is completed in Burgos, Spain.
1964: Village Drive-in Theatre opens in Melbourne.
1987: Star Tours debuts at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
2008: Terminal 3 opens at Changi Airport in Singapore.
2020: Construction begins on Malolos People’s (Republica) Park in Malolos, Philippines.