Ensign’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Ensign. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Ensign was originally called Lone Lake, and under the latter name laid out about 1886. It was renamed Ensign in 1888 in honor of its founder, G. L. Ensign.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Ensign’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ensign’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewEnsign, Kansas, c. 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Ensign, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Ensign is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ensign has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Santa Fe Trail Ruts in Fairview, 9.8 miles away.
Ensign and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ensign, Kansas (c. 1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.