Photo from the Gene Scott collection.

Photo of Newcastle prior to 1900.Taken from the "Widow's walk" on top of the Newcastle Hotel. Building in the center with the sloped roof is Towle Brothers Lumber Yard, predecessor of the Auburn Lumber Company, but was not rebuilt on this site after the fire of 1900. On the left are the Newcastle fruit sheds. The middle shed says, "W.J. Wilson Newcastle Fruit Shipper". The others are unknown.

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