Newberry County (pop. 37,508) is north of Saluda County. It is the only Newberry County in the U.S.
The county seat is Newberry (pop. 10,277).
The Newberry Opera House (1881) is now a performing arts center.
Newberry College, founded in 1856, has about 1,000 students.
The Wells Japanese Garden in Newberry dates from 1930.
Newberry has a water tower shaped like an egg. The tower says, “Newberry County, Milk and Egg Capital.”
Dreher Island State Park occupies all of the largest island in Lake Murray.
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