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History · Morlan

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

Morlan Township is a township in Graham County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 51.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 64 to 51 (-20%). Half of its homes were built before 1955.

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

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Famous people close to Morlan

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Veryl SwitzerVeryl SwitzerNicodemus · 13 miBCBrent CollinsPlainville · 22 miMike SchreinerMike SchreinerWaKeeney · 16 miHBHoward H. BellMorland · 22 miRORobert OlsonWaKeeney · 16 miMSMarvin SwitzerBogue · 10 mi
By decade

Morlan, 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 Morlan is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Morlan has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Joseph Catholic Church in Damar, 9.6 miles away.

Morlan and the nearest listed places

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St. Joseph Catholic ChurchNicodemus Historic District; Nicodemus National Historic SiteTrego County Fairgrounds Exhibit BuildingStradal HouseHarry Keith BarnKeraus Hardware Store

Closest to Morlan

St. Joseph Catholic ChurchDamar · Built 19179.6miNicodemus Historic District; Nicodemus National Historic SiteNicodemus · Built 199613miTrego County Fairgrounds Exhibit BuildingWaKeeney · Building15.7miStradal HouseWaKeeney · Built 195015.7miHarry Keith BarnMillbrook · Built 194015.7mi

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. St. Joseph Catholic Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Morlan?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Morlan’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
📜 Palco📜 Township 9📜 Wildhorse📜 Township 8
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