The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.
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Start Elbing’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Elbing’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Elbing, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Elbing is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Elbing has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Oak Lawn Farm Dairy Barn in Fairmount, 3.7 miles away.
Elbing and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.