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The story

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The Southern Kansas Railway, later the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, constructed a line in 1886/1887 and then furnished an accessible shipping point for the region. After the opening of Cherokee Outlet in 1893, homesteaders made efforts that resulted in the town of Mooreland.

Prosperous area resident J. H. Dail joined F. J. Knittel, John J. Bouquot, John E. Moseley, and William M. Holmes in founding the Mooreland Town Company. They and others realized the agricultural potential of the area and the possibility of immense crop production.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Mooreland is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Mooreland has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Woodward Crystal Beach Park in Woodward, 9.5 miles away.

Mooreland and the nearest listed places

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Woodward Crystal Beach ParkWoodward Theater, TheWoodward Federal Courthouse and Post OfficeL. L. Stein HouseVici M-K-T DepotWaynoka Sante Fe Depot and Harvey House

Closest to Mooreland

Woodward Crystal Beach ParkWoodward · District9.5miWoodward Theater, TheWoodward · Built 192910.3miWoodward Federal Courthouse and Post OfficeWoodward · Building10.4miL. L. Stein HouseWoodward · Built 191810.5miVici M-K-T DepotVici · Built 191220.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Woodward Crystal Beach Park’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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