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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC BUILDING

Fruit Growers' Building

An estimated 25,000 acres of apple orchards in Troy, Blair, and Wathena…

📍 Wathena, Doniphan County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Fulton Marsh Rainbow Bridge

Since 1927 traffic has crossed the Little Osage River on the sturdy…

📍 Fulton, Bourbon County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Fulton School

Three distinct eras and architectural designs are apparent in the former Fulton…

📍 Fulton, Bourbon County

MUSEUM

Galena Mining and Historical Museum

Amazing photos and artifacts capture the region's mining days from 1877 to…

📍 Galena, Cherokee County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ART

Garden of Eden

A sight full of character, the Garden of Eden is the epitome…

📍 Lucas, Russell County

MUSEUM

Gardner Historical Museum

The first floor of this 1893 Victorian home is decorated in period…

📍 Gardner, Johnson County

POST OFFICE

Garfield Post Office

The red-brick building on the corner was a bank and now serves…

📍 Garfield, Pawnee County

NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION (NYA)

Garvin Park Stone Grill

Made entirely of native rock, two unusual and artistic features each comprise…

📍 Augusta, Butler County

COURTHOUSE

Geary County Courthouse

Architect J.C. Holland designed this grand 1900 limestone structure in the Romanesque…

📍 Junction City, Geary County

MUSEUM

Geary County Historical Museum

Fred Bramlage bought this 1904 Junction City high school and donated it…

📍 Junction City, Geary County

HISTORIC HOME

Gebhart House

The regal 1910 Gebhart House was built in Colonial Revival style by…

📍 Pratt, Pratt County

HISTORY

George Grant Villa

A marker explaining the George Grant villa is on the driveway of…

📍 Victoria, Ellis County

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