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Wayne’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Wayne Township is a township in Edwards County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 493.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 558 to 493 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1956.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wayne 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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Wayne, 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 Wayne is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Wayne has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Coon Creek Crossing on the Santa Fe Trail (Wet Route) in Garfield, 7.5 miles away.

Wayne and the nearest listed places

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Coon Creek Crossing on the Santa Fe Trail (Wet Route)Palace TheaterKinsley Civil War MonumentGano Grain Elevator and Scale HouseFort Larned National Historic SiteBabbitt-Doerr House

Closest to Wayne

Coon Creek Crossing on the Santa Fe Trail (Wet Route)Garfield · Site7.5miPalace TheaterKinsley · Built 19178.2miKinsley Civil War MonumentKinsley · Built 191710.1miGano Grain Elevator and Scale HouseTrenton · Built 191513.1miFort Larned National Historic SiteSanta Fe · District14.1mi

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. Coon Creek Crossing on the Santa Fe Trail (Wet Route)’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Wayne?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Wayne’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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📜 Lewis📜 Garfield📜 North Brown📜 Orange
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