Baldwin’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Baldwin. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Town of Baldwin was first settled under the name of Thigpen in 1846. Mr. Thigpen had opened a tavern to benefit the stagecoach line at the crossroads of what is today Baldwin. He supplied horses for the stage and shelter and food for the passengers. The first railroad was built through Thigpen in 1857, with a second crossing it in 1859. The name was changed to Baldwin in honor of Abel Seymour Baldwin, the president of the Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad, a railroad that ran from Lake City to Jacksonville. Further development in Baldwin led to the establishment of a telegraphic line running from Jacksonville to Baldwin. Baldwin lies between Macclenny and Jacksonville.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Baldwin’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Baldwin’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBaldwin1926, 1926: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Baldwin
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Baldwin, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Baldwin is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Baldwin has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Old Baker County Courthouse in Macclenny, 8.4 miles away.
Baldwin and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Baldwin1926 (1926) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.