The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Braman was named for railroad developer Dwight Braman, when its post office was first established on April 22, 1898. In that year, the Kansas and Southeastern Railroad—which was bought by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF) in 1899—built a track from Hunnewell, Kansas to Braman. The following year, the Blackwell and Southern Railway—which was bought by the AT&SF in 1900—continued the line south through Blackwell to Tonkawa. Meanwhile the town, located 5 miles (8.0 km) inside the Kansas-Oklahoma state line, officially incorporated on January 9, 1899. There were 249 residents in 1900, growing to 300 by statehood in 1907.
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Start Braman’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Braman’s history is told.
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Nothing in Braman is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Braman has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Northside Elementary School in Blackwell, 8.1 miles away.
Braman 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
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