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History · Hallet

Hallet’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Hallet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hallet Township is a township in Hodgeman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 45.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 58 to 45 (-22%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hallet 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hallet’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Hallet

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Dennis HopperDennis HopperDodge · 21 miDavid A. R. WhiteDavid A. R. WhiteDodge · 21 miBill MillerBill MillerDodge · 21 miWillie Cauley-SteinWillie Cauley-SteinSpearville · 24 miJKJames KingDodge · 21 miDavid RickenDavid RickenDodge · 21 mi
By decade

Hallet, 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 Hallet is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hallet has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is T. S. Haun House in Jetmore, 9.1 miles away.

Hallet and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Hallet. Tap a dot.
T. S. Haun HouseHodgeman County CourthouseHackberry Creek BridgeLarabee, Nora E., Memorial LibraryHennessy Hall, Saint Mary of the Plains CampusSanta Fe Trail Ruts

Closest to Hallet

T. S. Haun HouseJetmore · Built 18799.1miHodgeman County CourthouseJetmore · Built 19299.3miHackberry Creek BridgeNorth Roscoe · Built 193011.1miLarabee, Nora E., Memorial LibrarySawlog · Building13.2miHennessy Hall, Saint Mary of the Plains CampusDodge City · Building21.7mi

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. T. S. Haun House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hallet?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hallet’s story, or a memory of it.
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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.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Benton📜 South Roscoe📜 North Roscoe📜 Center
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