Pawnee’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Pawnee. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau. In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Pawnee’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pawnee’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFort Riley and, 1909: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Pawnee, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Pawnee is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pawnee has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Willa Cather Memorial Prairie in Red Cloud, 8.2 miles away.
Pawnee 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 Fort Riley and (1909) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.