The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Cullison was a station and shipping point on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. Cullison was named for John B. and Mary M. Cullison, original owners of the town site.
A post office was opened in Cullison in 1885, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1967.
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Cullison is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cullison has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is J. R. Rice Barn and Granary in Township 9, 2.1 miles away.
Cullison and the nearest listed places
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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. J. R. Rice Barn and Granary’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Cullison?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Cullison’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.