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Bryant’s history is
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The story

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Bryant had its start in 1871 by the building of the railroad through that territory. Its name is derived from that of an Irishman named Bryan, who was instrumental in bringing the railroad there. The Bryant post office was established in 1872. Bryant was incorporated as a town in 1897.

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Bryant, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today2 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bryant is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bryant has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Gene Stratton Porter Cabin in Geneva, 3.5 miles away.

Bryant and the nearest listed places

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Gene Stratton Porter CabinGeneva Downtown Commercial Historic DistrictCeylon Covered BridgeGrouping of Religious Buildings at TrinityFloral HallPortland Commercial Historic District

Closest to Bryant

Gene Stratton Porter CabinGeneva · Building3.5miGeneva Downtown Commercial Historic DistrictGeneva · District3.9miCeylon Covered BridgeWabash · Built 18625.5miGrouping of Religious Buildings at TrinityWabash · Building6.4miFloral HallWayne · Building6.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Gene Stratton Porter Cabin’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bryant?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bryant’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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Stories next door

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📜 Bearcreek📜 Jackson📜 Geneva📜 Wabash

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