Newberry
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(Front) Newberry County was one of six counties created from Ninety Six District in 1785. In 1789 John Coate donated two acres for a courthouse and public square. When additional land was surveyed the town was laid out in 25 one-acre squares of four lots each. Originally called Newberry Village and later Newberry Court House, the town was first incorporated in1832.
Its population grew dramatically after the Greenville & Columbia RR reached here in 1851. (Reverse) Newberry College, founded in1856, opened in 1859. The population almost doubled between 1860 and 1890 after the arrival of the Newberry & Chester RR and Newberry & Augusta RR. It grew still more during the boom generated by three textile mills, Newberry (1885), Mollohon (1901), and Oakland (1912).
The Newberry Opera House, built in 1881-82 and restored in 1995-98, is a vibrant community theater hosting a wide range of concerts and other events. Sponsored by the City of Newberry, 2014
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More markers in Newberry
Bush River Quaker Meeting
S Of Newberry, SC
This old cemetery marks the site of the Bush River Meeting House.
Newberry College
Newberry, SC
This fully accredited Lutheran controlled college was chartered by the General Assembly of South Carolina on December 20, 1856.
The Opera House
Newberry, SC
This building was erected by the Town of Newberry, and dedicated in February of 1882.
Bush River Church
Sw Of Gary, SC
Constituted by Daniel Marshall and Philip Mulkey in June, 1771, Bush River Church is one of the oldest Baptist churches in the up country.
St. John’s Church
Between Pomaria And Peak, SC
This Lutheran church stands on a royal grant of 100 acres made in 1763 to John Adam Epting and Peter Dickert, elders of the Dissenting...