Blue Springs’s story is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Blue Springs. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Blue Springs was founded in the 1850s. It was named for the local springs, long thought by Native Americans thought to hold medicinal powers.
The first post office in Blue Springs was established in 1861.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Blue Springs’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Blue Springs’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBest wishes from Blue Springs, Neb, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Blue Springs, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Best wishes from Blue Springs, Neb (1910) and it appears here side by side.
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National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.