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History · Albion

Albion’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Albion. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Albion Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 63.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 63 to 60 (-5%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Albion 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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Albion, 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 Albion is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Albion has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hoisington High School in Hoisington, 6.1 miles away.

Albion and the nearest listed places

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Hoisington High SchoolUS Post Office-HoisingtonManweiler-Maupin ChevroletWalnut Creek BridgeWalnut Creek Tributary BridgeBridge No. 640 Federal Aid Highway System Bridge

Closest to Albion

Hoisington High SchoolHoisington · Building6.1miUS Post Office-HoisingtonHoisington · Building6.4miManweiler-Maupin ChevroletHoisington · Building6.5miWalnut Creek BridgeBuffalo · Structure9.8miWalnut Creek Tributary BridgePleasantdale · Structure12.6mi

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. Hoisington High School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Albion?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Albion’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

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

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Olmitz📜 Wheatland📜 Grant📜 Hoisington
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