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

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The story

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The community was originally called Fremont when it was founded in 1884 and named after John C. Fremont. In order to avoid repetition with another Kansas community named "Fremont", the name was changed to Kalula in 1888, and was changed yet again to Morland in 1892. Morland was named for a railroad employee.

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Morland, 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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Today2 photos
Kansas - Morland Community Foundation Inc building (2017)CommonsKansas - Morland Community Foundation Inc building (2017)2017Map of Graham Co, Ks, USAMapMap of Graham Co, Ks, USA2005
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Morland is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Morland has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Antelope Lake Park in Gettysburg, 2.8 miles away.

Morland and the nearest listed places

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Antelope Lake ParkJohn Fenton Pratt RanchHarry Keith BarnShafer BarnNorth Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss BridgeBarbeau House

Closest to Morland

Antelope Lake ParkGettysburg · District2.8miJohn Fenton Pratt RanchMorland · Built 18795.3miHarry Keith BarnMillbrook · Built 19406.4miShafer BarnHoxie · Built 192012.1miNorth Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss BridgeHighland-District 2 · Built 192518.1mi

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. Antelope Lake Park’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Morland?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Morland’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.

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📜 Solomon📜 Gettysburg📜 Bryant📜 Allodium

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