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Benedict’s history is mostly unwritten
The public archives hold no old photos of Benedict yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
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What stands out about Benedict’s past Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · Help out Start Benedict’s collection The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Benedict’s history is told.
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The story How Benedict came to be From Wikipedia’s history of Benedict.
Read it all → Benedict had its start in the year 1866 by the building of the railroad through that territory. Benedict was laid out at the junction of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the Missouri Pacific Railroad. It was named for S. S. Benedict.
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