Almena’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Almena. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Almena was a shipping point located at the junction of two railroads. It was named by Margaret Coleman, an early settler and first postmistress, for Almena, Wisconsin, her hometown.
The first post office in Almena was established in June 1872.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Almena’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Almena’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewAlmena, Kansas. Railroad station,…, 1941: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Almena, decade by decade
1990s
unknown1 item
Nothing in Almena is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Almena has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Long Island School in Long Island, 10.1 miles away.
Almena and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Almena, Kansas. Railroad station, oil tands and elevators (1941) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.