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Fountain’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Fountain Township is a township in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 160.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 157 people in 2010, 160 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fountain 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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Fountain, 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 Fountain is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fountain has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Salt Creek Truss Leg Bedstead Bridge in Scott, 9.3 miles away.

Fountain and the nearest listed places

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Salt Creek Truss Leg Bedstead BridgePott's Ford BridgeGlasco Downtown Historic DistrictMarshall-Yohe HouseLincoln City ParkLincoln Carnegie Library

Closest to Fountain

Salt Creek Truss Leg Bedstead BridgeScott · Built 19039.3miPott's Ford BridgeSolomon · Built 188412.7miGlasco Downtown Historic DistrictGlasco · District13.5miMarshall-Yohe HouseLincoln Center · Building16.2miLincoln City ParkLincoln Center · District16.3mi

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. Salt Creek Truss Leg Bedstead Bridge’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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📜 Salt Creek📜 Henry📜 Stanton📜 Garfield
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