A history of Harrogate,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Harrogate from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1974, the population of Harrogate continued to grow at a fast pace, leading to the construction of a new middle school serving both students of Harrogate and the adjacent town of Cumberland Gap. In 1993, Harrogate was incorporated into a city, and continued to see the fastest population growth of all in Claiborne County. Lincoln Memorial University saw growth as new dorms, an athletic arena, new classrooms, a medical program, and a partnership with Japan's Kanto International Senior High School enhanced the Harrogate campus.
By the late 2000s, the city would construct a sewage treatment system following increased contaminations of groundwater and instances of human waste surfacing from failing septic tank systems.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Harrogate’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDETAIL OF ENTRANCE - Daniel Huff …, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Harrogate
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CommonsDETAIL OF ENTRANCE - Daniel Huff Mill, Lincoln Memorial Uni…1933
CommonsDETAIL SHOWING INNER WALL OF TOWER - Daniel Huff Mill, Linc…1933
CommonsHABS TENN,13-HARRO,1- (sheet 1 of 1) - Daniel Huff Mill, Li…1933
CommonsHABS TENN,13-HARRO,1- (sheet 1 of 1) - Daniel Huff Mill, Li…1933
CommonsEAST FRONT - Daniel Huff Mill, Lincoln Memorial University1933
CommonsEAST FRONT - Daniel Huff Mill, Lincoln Memorial University1933
CommonsGENERAL VIEW OF TOWER AND ENVIRONS LOOKING WEST - Daniel Hu…19331990s
1 historic place in Harrogate
1 place in Harrogate is 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 DETAIL OF ENTRANCE - Daniel Huff Mill, Lincoln Memorial University (1933) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (10) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.