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 ↗Long occupied by indigenous peoples, this area was initially settled by Europeans and creole Spanish during Spanish colonial rule. Anglo-Americans began to enter the area in the 1820s from the Southern United States. After Mexico achieved independence, it accepted additional settlers from the United States into eastern Texas. It allowed them to practice their own religion, if they swore loyalty to Mexico. A few structures in town date from this period.
Texas achieved independence in 1836 and settlers continued to arrive from the United States. As they came mostly from the South and brought slaves with them, Grimes and other eastern counties had the highest proportion of slaveholders and slaves in the republic.
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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.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHistoric American Buildings Surve…, 1936: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Anderson, decade by decade
CommonsHistoric American Buildings Survey, Harry L. Starnes, Photo…1936
CommonsHistoric American Buildings Survey, Harry L. Starnes, Photo…1936
CommonsHistoric American Buildings Survey, Harry L. Starnes, Photo…1936
CommonsHistoric American Buildings Survey, Harry L. Starnes, Photo…1936
CommonsHistoric American Buildings Survey, Harry L. Starnes, Photo…1936
CommonsHistoric American Buildings Survey, Harry L. Starnes, Photo…19361990s
1 historic place in Anderson
Anderson has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 4 historic buildings, because Anderson Historic District alone counts 4.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Historic American Buildings Survey, Harry L. Starnes, Photographer April 30, 1936 FRONT AND SOUTH ELEVATION. - Henry Pa… (1936) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.