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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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GARDEN

Eisenhower Park and Rose Garden

Plan to visit in the spring and summer when the flower garden…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS OVERALL

Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum Campus

Having a presidential library in your state means one thing: a president…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

HISTORIC DEPOT

El Dorado Missouri Pacific Depot

The circa 1918 Mission and Spanish Revival red-brick Missouri Pacific depot has…

📍 El Dorado, Butler County

NATIVE AMERICAN

El Quartelejo Pueblo Indian Ruins

In the late 1600s Taos Indians from the Southwest fled to this…

📍 Scott County

COURTHOUSE

Elk County Courthouse

Described as a Romanesque Revival hybrid, this 1908 courthouse of yellow brick…

📍 Howard, Elk County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Elk Falls Iron Truss Bridge

The flood of 1976 made it impossible to continue vehicular traffic across…

📍 Elk Falls, Elk County

ARCHITECTURE

Elkhart City Hall

The WPA built this adobe building in 1937. To see evidence of…

📍 Elkhart, Morton County

BAND SHELL

Ellinwood Band Shell

The attractive 1931 art deco band shell is the prominent feature in…

📍 Ellinwood, Barton County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Ellis County Churches

Visible from miles away, the spires rising through the treetops mark the…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

COURTHOUSE

Ellis County Courthouse

This native limestone courthouse is a 1942 WPA project. "Justice and Equality:…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

COURTHOUSE

Ellsworth County Courthouse

This 1951 structure is an excellent architectural example of the Modern Movement.…

📍 Ellsworth, Ellsworth County

PARK

Elm Creek Park

A sign at Elm Creek Park South takes us back to 1923…

📍 Bassett, Allen County

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