The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗There have been three separate towns with the name Labette in Labette County since 1866. The present one was founded in 1870. It was named for Pierre Labette, a pioneer settler.
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Labette, decade by decade
Before
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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 Labette is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Labette has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is US Post Office-Oswego in Oswego, 5.9 miles away.
Labette and the nearest listed places
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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. US Post Office-Oswego’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Labette?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Labette’s story, or a memory of it.
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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 (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.