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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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Haskell Memorial Stadium and Arch

Dedicated in 1926, the stadium, primarily funded with donations from American Indians,…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

MUSEUM

Haun Museum

The main part of this limestone museum building once stood as the…

📍 Jetmore, Hodgeman County

SANTA FE TRAIL

Havana Stage Station

A large sign on the south side of the road tells the…

📍 Burlingame, Osage County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Havensville School

With empty bell tower and broken windows, the 1880 two-story brick grade…

📍 Havensville, Pottawatomie County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Hays Historic District

The Justus Bissing Jr. Historic District (NRHP) offers two examples of Bissing's…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS CUISINE

Hays House

Built by Seth Hays, this restaurant was opened circa 1857. Santa Fe…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

LUSTRON

Hays Lustrons

Lustron homes, an efficient post-WWII invention1`, were made from prefabricated steel, inside…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Heaton Building

Inside this renovated 1906 building, notice the historic light fixtures that combine…

📍 Norton, Norton County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Herington Public Library

The Carnegie Foundation and the city funded the construction of this handsome…

📍 Herington, Dickinson County

MUSEUM

Heritage Center of Dickinson County

The area's colorful past is preserved in the museum and several outbuildings—and…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

MEMORIAL

Heritage Park and Civil War Memorial…

Enter the park through the striking 1898 GAR Civil War Memorial arch.…

📍 Junction City, Geary County

ARCHITECTURE

Herndon Football Stadium

The limestone football stadium is a 1940 National Youth Administration Work project.…

📍 Herndon, Rawlins County

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