A history of Cheriton,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Cheriton from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Eyre Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on March 2, 2012.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Cheriton’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 viewBarracks for migratory agricultur…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Cheriton
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LOCBarracks for migratory agricultural workers at Webster Cann…1940
LOCBarracks for Negro migratory agricultural workers at Webste…1940
LOCLiving quarters for migratory agricultural workers at Webst…1940
LOCLiving quarters for migratory agricultural workers at Webst…1940
LOCMigratory agricultural workers grading cabbages at the Webs…1940
LOCCabbages in Webster Canning Company1940
LOCBarbed wire-enclosed barracks for migratory labors at Webst…1940
LOCWindow for ventilation at barracks for migratory workers at…1940
LOCA cookhouse in the barracks for migratory workers at Webste…1940
LOCBarbed wire-surrounded barracks for Florida Negro migrants …1940
LOCBarbed wire-surrounded barracks for Florida Negro migrants …1940
LOCEntrance to Webster Canning Company at Cheriton, Virginia. …1940
LOCInside the Webster Canning Company1940
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Living quarters for mi…1940
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Migratory agricultural…1940
LOCMigratory agricultural workers grading cabbages at the Webs…1940
LOCMigratory agricultural workers grading cabbages at the Webs…19401990s
1 historic place in Cheriton
1 place in Cheriton is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Barracks for migratory agricultural workers at Webster Canning Company (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (17). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.