Olmitz’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Olmitz. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Olmitz was laid out in 1885. It was named after the city of Olomouc (German: Olmütz), in Austria-Hungary (today in the Czech Republic). Olmitz was originally built up chiefly by Austrians.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Olmitz’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 from Olmitz
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Nothing in Olmitz is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Olmitz has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Walnut Creek Bridge in Buffalo, 6.3 miles away.
Olmitz 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 - Barton County - ED 5-28, ED 5-29, ED 5-30, ED 5-31, ED 5-32, E… (1850) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.