The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was named for Thompson Berry, a local landowner. The town incorporated in 1883 as "Berry Station". However, the first elections were not held until 1899 and the town did not appear on the U.S. Census until 1900. In the 1920s, it shortened its name to Berry. On April 27, 2011, the town was struck twice by tornadoes.
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Before
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Berry is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Berry has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is John Clifford Grimsley House in Fayette, 12.6 miles away.
Berry and the nearest listed places
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How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. John Clifford Grimsley House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Berry?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Berry’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.