History of Early Days of Seneca, and Nemaha County, Kansas

This is a collection of pictures of  Seneca Kansas and  Nemaha County.. There is much history that has never been recorded. How much of that will be recorded  is up to those who have those stories and picture. It is my hope you enjoy the many picture I have collected and perhaps  you have pictures or stories of some of the early settlers that  you would share with other.  Please contact me if you have picture you think might be of interest.

Thank you, Kenneth Stallbaumer,  E-mail  - kenstall@seneca-ks.coim      

Below are some of the picture I have on section of the  webpage.
 Click on thumbprint below to open page.  Some links have more than one page

 
First Log Cabin  in  Seneca, 1857 or 58
Main Street in Seneca, Kansas about 1870
Drawing of Main Street, Seneca, Kansas
 
Van Loan School about 1885
Seneca Public  School, Seneca, Kansas -About 1889
 
Grand Opera House, Main Street in 700 block south side
 
Nemaha Court  House before and after the  1896 Tornado
 
Commercial House,  Seneca, Kansas - before 1888
Post Office south side of Main of 500 block 1908
 
Public High School,  Seneca, Kansas 1898 to 1968
Seneca Volunteer Fire Department
 
Seneca, Kansas, Tornado Damage 1896
 
C. P. Stine Livery and Feed -Seneca, Kansas - 1901
 
 
Main Street looking  east from Sixth Street
 
 
Main Street looking  east from Sixth Street
 
 
Seneca Streets Flooded - June 17, 1915
 
 
Seneca Streets Flooded - June 17, 1915
 
 
Bird's Eye View of Seneca, Kansas - 1901 to 1908
 
 
Courier Democrat News Paper Building before 1920
 
Simon's Fair Groceries  315 Main, Seneca, Kansas
Between 1994 to1905
 
Spanish American War Parade, 1898
 
 
Kansas City & North Western Railroad Yard
 
Seam Engine  in Seneca
 
 
The Earl W. Talyor  Post 21 of the American Legion
Depot at Seneca, Seneca Kansas, 1880
 
Main Street looking from near Sixth Street
 
 
Main Street , Third Street looking west
 
World War I Bond Rally for the Red Cross, Main Street, Seneca, Kansas
 
Main Street from Fourth Street
 
Buser Auto Company, Seneca, Kansas
 
Buser Service Station  Sixth and Main, Seneca, Kansas
 
Two building fall and third one is saved with some work and the lost of second floor.
 

 
The Dutch Mill at Third and North Street -  perhaps 1929

 

Cold snowy day on Main Street in Seneca,  Kansas  in 1916
Gilford Hotel, third and Main, Seneca, Kansas
 
Main Street in Seneca, Kansas  1908
 
Harsh Drug Store, Fifth and Main, 1938
 
Lake Nemaha as it was  about 1940
 
Lake Nemaha as it was    about 1940
   
 
 
 
 
 

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This page last updated on 6/28/2004 10:25:35 PM.