The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Bronaugh was platted in 1886 when the Nevada and Minden Railway was extended to that point. The community was named for W. C. Bronaugh, the original owner of the town site. A post office has been in operation at Bronaugh since 1886. The city was incorporated in 1897.
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Bronaugh is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bronaugh has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Vernon County Courthouse in Nevada, 11.7 miles away.
Bronaugh and the nearest listed places
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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. Vernon County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bronaugh?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bronaugh’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.