Garden Plain’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Garden Plain. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Garden Plain got its start following construction of the Wichita and Western Railroad from Wichita to Kingman.
The first post office in Garden Plain was established in January 1883. Garden Plain was incorporated in 1902.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Garden Plain’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Garden Plain’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFrosty Treat, 1993: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Garden Plain
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Garden Plain, decade by decade
Nothing in Garden Plain is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Garden Plain has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Mark Church in Union, 8 miles away.
Garden Plain 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 (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.