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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC DISTRICT

Downtown Historic District

Designated on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020, two-thirds of…

📍 Lincoln, Lincoln County

DOWNTOWN

Downtown Holton

Heritage Walk through downtown, initiated by George Gantz in the early 1990s,…

📍 Holton, Jackson County

DOWNTOWN

Downtown Independence

The many recessed entrances provide a nostalgic opening to friendly shopping experiences.…

📍 Independence, Montgomery County

COMMERCE

Downtown Iola

The Allen County Museum and Funston home are the downtown anchors but…

📍 Iola, Allen County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Downtown Junction City

Between 7th and 9th on Washington, downtown offers a stretch of restored…

📍 Junction City, Geary County

SHOP STOPS

Downtown Lindsborg

In a delightful two-block stretch, the brick streets and an eclectic mix…

📍 Lindsborg, McPherson County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Downtown Manhattan Historic District

Sixty-one buildings are part of the district from 3rd to 5th on…

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

DOWNTOWN

Downtown Oberlin

The all-weather sidewalk canopies and light fixtures, mounted in 1972, and the…

📍 Oberlin, Decatur County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Downtown Ottawa

Antiques, gift shops, and interactive kiosks abound in Ottawa's Victorian downtown. Eight…

📍 Ottawa, Franklin County

DOWNTOWN

Downtown Sterling

In this quintessential small town, old-fashioned streetlights accentuate historic buildings and tree-lined…

📍 Sterling, Rice County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Downtown Wellington Historic District

When an 1881 fire and an 1892 tornado destroyed downtown buildings, community…

📍 Wellington, Sumner County

HISTORIC THEATRE

Dream Theatre

Volunteers keep the dream alive and the movies running in this beloved…

📍 Russell, Russell County

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