The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Newberry developed as a mining town after phosphate was discovered in the western part of Alachua County in the 1880s. In 1893, the Savannah, Florida, and Western Railway was extended southward from High Springs to Newberry, leading to its development as a railroad town and trading center. A post office established in March 1894 was named Newton, but changed to Newberry in August of that year.
In this period, racial violence against blacks rose in Alachua County, where lynchings took place to enforce white supremacy. A total of 21 people, 19 of them black, were lynched in the county between 1891 and 1926.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Newberry’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Newberry’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewGeorge Wynn, town marshall of, 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Newberry
See all 2 →Newberry, decade by decade
1990s
2 historic places in Newberry
Newberry has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 69 historic buildings, because Newberry Historic District alone counts 48. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as George Wynn, town marshall of (1900) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.