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History · Itasca

Itasca’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Itasca. 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

Itasca Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 321 at the 2000 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 294 to 275 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1983.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Itasca 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 Itasca’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Itasca

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Ronald EvansRonald EvansSt. Francis · 33 miHazel Marguerite SchmollHazel Marguerite SchmollMcAllaster · 23 miRobert P. KerrRobert P. KerrBurlington · 32 miAndrew Carl BennettAndrew Carl BennettGoodland · 4 miDeanell Reece TachaDeanell Reece TachaGoodland · 4 miLALee AllenSt. Francis · 33 mi
By decade

Itasca, 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 Itasca is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Itasca has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mary Seaman Ennis House in Goodland, 3.7 miles away.

Itasca and the nearest listed places

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Mary Seaman Ennis HouseGoodland City LibraryUnited Telephone BuildingUS Post Office-GoodlandGrant SchoolRuleton School

Closest to Itasca

Mary Seaman Ennis HouseGoodland · Built 19073.7miGoodland City LibraryGoodland · Built 19133.7miUnited Telephone BuildingGoodland · Building3.8miUS Post Office-GoodlandGoodland · Building3.8miGrant SchoolGoodland · Building3.9mi

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. Mary Seaman Ennis House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Itasca?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Itasca’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
📜 Goodland📜 Washington📜 Logan📜 Voltaire
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