A history of Deerfield Beach,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Deerfield Beach from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Deerfield Beach's history dates to 1890, when a small settlement named Hillsborough was developed along the Hillsboro River. As the population grew to 20 by 1898, the settlement was served by its own post office, and the town was named Deerfield for the deer that grazed along the river.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Deerfield Beach’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1928 Okeechobee Aftermath 16, 1928: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Deerfield Beach
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Deerfield Beach, decade by decade
1980s
CommonsSawgrassExpressway-MainSign-July19921992
CommonsFEMA - 1255 - Photograph by FEMA News Photo taken on 08-07-…1998
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CommonsFEMA - 1278 - Photograph by FEMA News Photo taken on 08-07-…1998
CommonsFEMA - 1279 - Photograph by FEMA News Photo taken on 08-07-…1998
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CommonsFEMA - 1281 - Photograph by FEMA News Photo taken on 08-07-…1998
CommonsFEMA - 1282 - Photograph by FEMA News Photo taken on 08-07-…1998
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CommonsFEMA - 1289 - Photograph by FEMA News Photo taken on 08-07-…19984 historic places in Deerfield Beach
4 places in Deerfield Beach are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1990Seaboard Air Line Railway Station, Old
Listed 1990Deerfield School
Listed 1995James D. and Alice Butler House
Listed 1999Deerfield SchoolThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1928 Okeechobee Aftermath 16 (1928) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (11) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.