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History · Bruno

Bruno’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Bruno. 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

Bruno Township is a township in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 9,744.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 14,123 to 16,821 (+19%). Half of its homes were built before 2000.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bruno has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Viets Block in Augusta, 6.9 miles away.

Bruno and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Bruno. Tap a dot.
Viets BlockAugusta TheaterJohn Moyle BuildingLoomis-Parry HouseC. N. James CabinUS Post Office-Augusta

Closest to Bruno

Viets BlockAugusta · Building6.9miAugusta TheaterAugusta · Built 19356.9miJohn Moyle BuildingAugusta · Building6.9miLoomis-Parry HouseAugusta · Built 19176.9miC. N. James CabinAugusta · Built 18687mi

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. Viets Block’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bruno?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bruno’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
📜 Andover📜 Pleasant📜 Augusta📜 Minneha
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