The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Edmond had a post office from the 1870s until 1996. Edmond was named for Jack Edmond, who offered a supply of flour in exchange for the naming rights.
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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 Edmond is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Edmond has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Barbeau House in Lenora, 9.7 miles away.
Edmond and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Edmond
Barbeau HouseLenora · Built 19029.7mi
North Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss BridgeHighland-District 2 · Built 192511.3mi
Norton Downtown Historic DistrictNorton · District14.4mi
Nicodemus Historic District; Nicodemus National Historic SiteNicodemus · Built 199619.7miAntelope Lake ParkGettysburg · District23.4miHow 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. Barbeau House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Edmond?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Edmond’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.