The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first European-American settlers arrived c. 1790, after the American Revolutionary War.
The Town of New Berlin was founded by a partition of the Town of Norwich in 1807; it was named after Berlin, Germany. In 1821 the town changed its name to "Lancaster", but returned to "New Berlin" the next year. In 1853, part of the town was used to form the Town of Sherburne.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart New Berlin’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how New Berlin’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewNew Berlin (Township); New Berlin…, 1875: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from New Berlin
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New Berlin, decade by decade
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as New Berlin (Township); New Berlin Business Notices; Holmesville (Village); South New Berlin (Village); Mc. Donough (Vil… (1875) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.