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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC CHURCH

First Presbyterian Church

Three members made up the total congregation of this church when it…

📍 Fort Scott, Bourbon County

MUSEUM

First State Bank Building

Opening in 1887 as the International Bank, the two-story structure originally featured…

📍 Edna, Labette County

STATE HISTORIC SITE

First Territorial Capitol State Historic Site

Interpretive exhibits inside the limestone structure explain the building's many uses during…

📍 Fort Riley, Geary County

SHOP STOPS

Flint Hills Gypsies

Vintage wallpaper borders, doorknobs, a bejeweled guitar (minus the strings), brooches, vintage…

📍 Peabody, Marion County

FLOOD CONTROL

Flood Gates

You can almost imagine entering a medieval walled city as you approach…

📍 Halstead, Harvey County

HISTORIC WATER TOWER

Florence Water Tower

The 1888 water tower represents the first waterworks system in the community.…

📍 Florence, Marion County

BARN

Foley Round Barn

In 1910 W.C. Foley built a round barn around an existing silo.…

📍 Derby, Sedgwick County

COURTHOUSE

Ford County Courthouse

Completed in 1913, this gray colored stone and concrete Built in the…

📍 Dodge City, Ford County

PARK

Forest Park

One of the early sites for the National Chautauqua Assembly in Kansas,…

📍 Ottawa, Franklin County

HISTORIC STRUCTURE

Former Ice Plant

Built in 1928 as an ice plant, the structure later became a…

📍 Lyndon, Osage County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Fort Fletcher Stone Arch Bridge

A stone four-arch bridge built by the WPA in 1936 (and renovated…

📍 Victoria, Ellis County

FORT

Fort Harker Museum

Fort Ellsworth was established in 1864 to protect travelers enroute to Santa…

📍 Kanopolis, Ellsworth County

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