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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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LAKE

Eureka City Lake and Waterfall

You will enjoy a six-mile scenic drive around Eureka City Lake, completed…

📍 Eureka, Greenwood County

CEMETERY

Eureka Greenwood Cemetery

Two mausoleums serve as great examples of the 1890s Classical Revival influence.…

📍 Eureka, Greenwood County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Eureka Santa Fe Depot

It's heartening to see restoration efforts, and the Santa Fe depot has…

📍 Eureka, Greenwood County

ARCHITECTURE

Evah Cray Historical Home Museum

A three-story, castle-like tower of white-painted brick identifies this 25-room mansion. Ornate…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Evangelical Lutheran School

Built in Prairie School style, this 1913 school served many of the…

📍 Sylvan Grove, Lincoln County

HISTORY

Excelsior Water Mill

The mill stands erect and proud on the banks of the Neosho…

📍 Burlington, Coffey County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Fall River Iron Truss Bridge

You'll come to a pretty little one-lane truss bridge that takes you…

📍 Fall River, Greenwood County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Farmers and Drovers Bank

Still used as a bank, this 1892 two-story red-brick building with stone…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

GHOST TOWN

Finding Doniphan

A few ghostly buildings let you know you've arrived at Doniphan.

📍 Doniphan, Doniphan County

BREAKFAST

Firehouse Cafe

Firehouse décor sets the scene, and when you pay your bill you’ll…

📍 Hutchinson, Reno County

HISTORIC CHURCH

First Congregational Church

The local preservation alliance saved this 1873 church from demolition in 1973…

📍 Fort Scott, Bourbon County

ARCHITECTURE

First National Bank

This 1887 Romanesque structure is one of Ashland's most striking downtown buildings.…

📍 Ashland, Clark County

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