Milligan’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Milligan. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Milligan was laid out in 1887 when the Kansas City and Omaha Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for Frank Milligan, a railroad official.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Milligan’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Milligan’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMilligan NE 1912, 1912: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Milligan
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Milligan, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Milligan
1 place in Milligan 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 Milligan NE 1912 (1912) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.