History · Auburn
Auburn’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Auburn. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
1old images & papers
0recent photos
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Auburn incorporated in 1892 soon after the railroad was extended to that point.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1940Florida [Sarasota County (part) - Washington Co…Commons
1950–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Auburn’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFlorida [Sarasota County (part) -…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Auburn, decade by decade
1950s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Florida [Sarasota County (part) - Washington County] -- Georgia [Appling County - Effingham County (part)] (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.