The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Newhall was founded in 1881, following construction of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad through the territory.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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LOCDaughter Katie cradles a piglet in the farrowing (birthing)…2016
LOCDaughter Katie cradles a piglet in the farrowing (birthing)…2016
LOCPiglets suckle in the farrowing (birthing) shed at Dean and…2016
LOCPiglets suckle in the farrowing (birthing) shed at Dean and…2016
LOCDean Folkmann operates the family tractor on his and his wi…2016
LOCDean Folkmann operates the family tractor on his and his wi…2016
LOCSows chow down at Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Ben…2016
LOCLush soybean field on Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in…2016
LOCLush soybean field on Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in…2016
LOCLush soybean field on Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in…2016
LOCA portion of Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton C…2016
LOCDean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County, near N…2016National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Newhall is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Newhall has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Youngville Cafe in Newhall, 3.6 miles away.
Newhall and the nearest listed places
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How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Youngville Cafe’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Newhall?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Newhall’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.