The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Webster was founded in 1851 in order to serve as the county seat of Jackson County. A massive fire and the railroad's failure to come to the town caused the larger and more powerful railroading center of Sylva to take over the position of county seat. Webster once had a courthouse and many shops, but few of the buildings that hint at its vibrant past as a thriving county seat survive.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Webster’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Webster’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewWebster Courthouse, 1930: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Webster, decade by decade
1990s
5 historic places in Webster
5 places in Webster are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Webster Courthouse (1930) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.