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Flora’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Flora Township is a township in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168. Flora Township was organized in 1879.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 217 to 168 (-23%). Half of its homes were built before 1967.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Flora yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Flora, decade by decade

Before
2000
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.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Flora is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Flora has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Brewer Scout Cabin in Solomon, 11.9 miles away.

Flora and the nearest listed places

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Brewer Scout CabinJohn W. Birchmore HouseJacob S. Engle HouseA. B. Seelye HouseBerger HouseAbilene City Park Historic District

Closest to Flora

Brewer Scout CabinSolomon · Building11.9miJohn W. Birchmore HouseAbilene · Built 187812miJacob S. Engle HouseAbilene · Building12miA. B. Seelye HouseAbilene · Building12.2miBerger HouseAbilene · Built 194912.2mi

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. Brewer Scout Cabin’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

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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