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Adams’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Adams Township is a township in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 171.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 194 to 171 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1966.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Adams yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Adams, 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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Adams is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Adams has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lake Nemaha Dam Guardrail in Mitchell, 4.3 miles away.

Adams and the nearest listed places

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Lake Nemaha Dam GuardrailSeneca Main Street Historic DistrictNemaha County Jail and Sheriff's HouseUS Post Office-SenecaHand-Dug City Water WellSt. Mary's Church

Closest to Adams

Lake Nemaha Dam GuardrailMitchell · Object4.3miSeneca Main Street Historic DistrictSeneca · District6.6miNemaha County Jail and Sheriff's HouseSeneca · Building6.7miUS Post Office-SenecaSeneca · Building6.8miHand-Dug City Water WellSeneca · Structure7mi

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. Lake Nemaha Dam Guardrail’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Mitchell📜 Gilman📜 Oneida📜 Harrison
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