Berlin’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Berlin. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1845, Nathan H. Strong (1813–1852) became the first resident of what is today Berlin. He was joined by Hugh G. Martin, Hiram Barnes, and William Dickey. Their settlement was known as Strong's Landing. In 1848, a post office was established. It was named Berlin after the capital of Prussia, now the capital of Germany. The first school house was built in 1850 and the first church in 1851. Berlin was incorporated as a city in 1857.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Berlin’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Berlin’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBird's eye view of the city of Be…, 1867: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Berlin
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Berlin, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Bird's eye view of the city of Berlin, Green Lake Co., Wisconsin 1867 (1867) and it appears here side by side.
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National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.