Featured Collections
And Exhibits
The Newberry Springs Historical Committee is proud to present the following exhibits of our curated collection.
Coming Soon!
The Newberry Springs Historical Committee Volunteers are currently processing Mrs. Orcutt’s Documents.
- Gather and Organize Documents
- Catalog Documents
- Digitize Documents
- Curate Significant Documents for Exhibit
Contribute
Tell your story about Mrs. Orcutt.
Share Your Pictures.
Volunteer Your Time.
Margaret Orcutt’s Papers
The Origin of Newberry Springs
Before Mrs. Orcutt, Newberry Springs was simply known as Newberry. Find out how Springs was added and why. Mrs. Orcutt was also the owner of the “Fastest Driveway in the World” built upon the insistence of First Lady, Ladybird Johnson.
- Capture Gaussian Splat of the Entire Canyon
- 360 Drone Flights
- Obtain Cultural Commentary
- Processing and Hosting
Virtual Tour of Petroglyph Canyon
Petroglyphs can be hundreds or thousands of years old and are culturally sensitive artifacts. In effort to Document and Preserve these ancient treasures, we are offering a virtual tour to explore this historic location without endangering them, or risking your own safety trying to visit the site.
- Virtual Tours protect the location of sensitive or dangerous sites from looters or vandals.
- Virtual Tours respects the sacredness of culturally sensitive sites by not making a spectacle of them for the sake of tourism.
Newberry CSD Archive
The Newberry Community Services District was created by a vote of the community in 1957 and fundraisers built the community building. This is an archived collection of documents over the history of the Newberry CSD.