Perkins’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Perkins. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Perkins was founded during the Land Run in April 1889. Joseph Wert staked a claim for 160 acres and offered up 40 acres of his land to be established as a township. The town went through three names in its first year- Cimarron, Italy, and then Perkins. The last name was for Bishop Walden Perkins, a congressman from Kansas who pulled strings to establish the post office for the new township. The town of Perkins incorporated on August 25, 1891.
Though Perkins was settled in 1889, it celebrates Old Settlers Day around Sept 22. This is the anniversary of the Land Run of 1891. Being on the north side of the Cimarron River, it was one of the starting points for the Run of 1891.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Perkins’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Perkins’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewMurray, Cordelia - Otoe - Female: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Perkins, decade by decade
1990s
unknown1 item
2 historic places in Perkins
Perkins has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 13 historic buildings, because Perkins Downtown Historic District alone counts 12.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Murray, Cordelia - Otoe - Female and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (8) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.