The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1865, a settlement called Centerville established a post office in the area, but never grew into a sustainable community. Sprague was established in 1888 when the Missouri Pacific Railroad was extended to that point and was named after a local Civil War veteran, William Sprague, and his wife, Amy. In 1894, a station named "Martell" was established and platted by the Rock Island Railroad nearby, but the village was never incorporated. Sprague was incorporated in 1913, when it was no longer required there be a population of at least 200 people.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Start Sprague’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sprague’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Sprague, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Sprague is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Sprague has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is William H. Charlton House in Sprague, 2.2 miles away.
Sprague and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.