Editing Newberry, Michigan (section)

==History==
Newberry was founded in 1882 and became the county seat when Luce County was separated from [[Chippewa County, Michigan|Chippewa County]] in 1887.  Its first courthouse was completed in 1890.<ref>Fedynksy, John (2010). [https://books.google.com/books?id=ogrel7yYnvQC&pg=PA107 ''Michigan's County Courthouses''], p. 107. The University of Michigan Press.</ref>

The village was named in honor of [[John Stoughton Newberry]], a U.S. Representative and industrialist from the state of Michigan.

Historic preservationists lost the 1970s fight to save the county's [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] courthouse, but managed to keep the elaborate sheriff's house, now the Luce County Historical Museum.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

===Wildfires===
The Newberry area was the location of two major wildfires.  The [[Sleeper Lakes Fire]] took place in August 2007 and burned approximately {{convert|29|sqmi|sqkm|1}} just north of Newberry.  In May 2012, the [[Duck Lake Fire]] burned approximately {{convert|34|sqmi|sqkm|1}} of forests near [[Tahquamenon Falls State Park]] to the northeast.  Both wildfires were caused by lightning strikes.  While the village itself was not threatened, firefighting efforts were coordinated in Newberry.