Benedict’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Benedict. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Benedict was platted in 1886 when the Kansas City and Omaha Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for E. C. Benedict, a railroad official. Benedict was incorporated as a village in 1890.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Benedict’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Benedict’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewNebraska - Benedict through Grant, 1917: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Benedict
See all 1 →Benedict, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Benedict is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Benedict has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is W. S. Jeffery Farmstead in Benedict, 4.4 miles away.
Benedict 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 Nebraska - Benedict through Grant (1917) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.