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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORY

Little Red House

In 1872 post trader Henry Booth brought this house, one of Fort…

📍 Larned, Pawnee County

ONE-ROOM SCHOOL

Little Red Schoolhouse

An original little red schoolhouse on U.S. 24 is a reminder of…

📍 Beloit, Mitchell County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Little Stranger Creek Church

On a small hill stands what is considered to be the oldest…

📍 Leavenworth County

ARCHITECTURE

Lodging in Ellinwood

The Ellinwood Chamber of Commerce provides this list of lodging options.

📍 Ellinwood, Barton County

LODGING

Lodging in Lawrence

Explore Lawrence offers these area lodging options.

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

MUSEUM

Logan Area Historical Museum

Housed inside the 1905 historic Dye Building, this is the place to…

📍 Logan, Phillips County

COURTHOUSE

Logan County Courthouse

The last county seat change happened in Logan County. In 1963 the…

📍 Oakley, Logan County

HISTORIC JAIL

Longton Jail

The 1905 stone jail with a brick chimney still stands. Its last…

📍 Longton, Elk County

HISTORIC FARMSTEAD

Longview

The Second Empire style farmhouse, built in 1880 by Joseph S. Hollinger,…

📍 Chapman, Dickinson County

POST OFFICE

Lost Springs Post Office

The post office in Lost Springs is inside an old one-room schoolhouse.…

📍 Lost Springs, Marion County

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA)

Ludell School

The school, a 1937 WPA project, and built with local stone, closed…

📍 Ludell, Rawlins County

PARK

Luke Park

Climb the steps to the stone stage and belt out a song.…

📍 Ada, Ottawa County

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