Bladen’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Bladen. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Bladen was established in 1886 when the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was extended to that point. The community bears the name of a pioneer settler.
Bladen has been the home of the Webster County Fair since 1906.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Bladen’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bladen’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1950 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Bladen, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Bladen
1 place in Bladen is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Nebraska (NE) - Webster County - Bladen - ED 91-8 (1880) 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.