McCracken’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of McCracken. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗McCracken was founded in 1886 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for J.K. McCracken, a railroad employee.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart McCracken’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how McCracken’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1850: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to McCracken
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McCracken, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in McCracken is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean McCracken has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sand Creek Tributary Stone Arch Bridge in La Crosse-Brookdale, 12 miles away.
McCracken and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Kansas - Rush County - ED 83-1, ED 83-2, ED 83-3, ED 83-4, ED 83-5, ED … (1850) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.