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History · Mound

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

Mound Township is a township in McPherson County, Kansas, United States.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,301 people in 2010, 2,326 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1973.

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

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Famous people close to Mound

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Shirley KnightShirley KnightGoessel · 10 miMilburn StoneMilburn StoneBurrton · 14 miBarry SandersBarry SandersBuhler · 14 miAdolph RuppAdolph RuppHalstead · 11 miBCBruce ConnerMcPherson · 13 miMontee BallMontee BallMcPherson · 13 mi
By decade

Mound, 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 Mound is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Mound has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Heinrich H. Schroeder Barn in Spring Valley, 8.6 miles away.

Mound and the nearest listed places

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Heinrich H. Schroeder BarnLakeside Park Band ShellKuns-Collier HouseMcPherson Opera HouseMcPherson, Community BuildingPower Plant No. 1

Closest to Mound

Heinrich H. Schroeder BarnSpring Valley · Built 19158.6miLakeside Park Band ShellMcPherson · Structure12.7miKuns-Collier HouseMcPherson · Built 190912.9miMcPherson Opera HouseMcPherson · Built 188912.9miMcPherson, Community BuildingMcPherson · Building13mi

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. Heinrich H. Schroeder Barn’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Mound?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Mound’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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