A history of Anderson,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Anderson from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Prior to the organization of Madison County, William Conner entered the land upon which Anderson is located. Conner later sold the ground to John and Sarah Berry, who donated 32 acres (13 ha) of their land to Madison County on the condition that the county seat be moved from Pendleton to Anderson. John Berry laid out the first plat of Anderson on November 7, 1827. In 1828 the seat of justice was moved from Pendleton to Anderson.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Anderson’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
4 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBuckeye Mfg Co 1910, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Anderson
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Anderson, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Buckeye Mfg Co 1910 (1910) and it appears here side by side.
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