A history of Starke,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Starke from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Prior to 1857, the area that is today Starke was sparsely settled. The announcement of the Fernandina to Cedar Key railroad, which would connect the Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico, brought the first known settlement to the community.
In November 1857, the first post office in the area was established by George W. Cole. In 1859, Cole obtained 40 acres (16 ha) of land around the post office, which were described in his documents as the "Original Town of Starke."
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Starke’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCarpenters and construction worke…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Starke, decade by decade
CommonsCarpenters and construction workers waiting outside Florida1940
LOCBoomtown, defense area. Starke, Florida1940
LOCConstruction worker playing pool. Starke, Florida1940
LOCSoldiers on street corner1940
LOCWrecked car of construction worker. Starke, Florida1940
LOCWrecked cars of construction workers. Starke, Florida19401990s
3 historic places in Starke
Starke has 3 listings on the National Register, and they protect 25 historic buildings, because Call Street Historic District alone counts 23.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Carpenters and construction workers waiting outside Florida (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.