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Denison was founded as a result of the Kansas City, Wyandotte and Northwestern Railway laying tracks that would connect the communities of Valley Falls and Holton. The railroad was slated to come through one mile south of an existing village, Tippinville, and in September 1887, A.D. Walker and Hollis Tucker, land speculators, laid out lots for a new town, which was named after Tucker's hometown of Denison, Ohio. Most of the houses and two churches in Tippinville were physically moved to the new townsite, which is primarily in Garfield Township, with a small portion in Cedar Township (it was all Cedar Township at first). By August 1890, Tippinvile had been officially vacated and by 1894 Denison had a population of 150.

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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Denison is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Denison has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is State Bank of Holton in Holton, 7.4 miles away.

Denison and the nearest listed places

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State Bank of HoltonHotel JosephineMcFadden HouseHolton Bath HouseDelaware River Composite Truss BridgeStranger Creek Warren Truss Bridge

Closest to Denison

State Bank of HoltonHolton · Building7.4miHotel JosephineHolton · Building7.5miMcFadden HouseHolton · Built 19497.6miHolton Bath HouseHolton · Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 19387.9miDelaware River Composite Truss BridgeDelaware · Built 19369.7mi

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. State Bank of Holton’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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