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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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PARK

Main Street Nature Trail

A beautifully landscaped area greets you at the Main Street Nature Trail,…

📍 WaKeeney, Trego County

THEATRE

Majestic Theatre

Originally built as an opera house in 1905, this structure was converted…

📍 Phillipsburg, Phillips County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Manhattan Union Pacific Depot

Theodore Roosevelt stopped here on a whistle-stop campaign tour in 1903, a…

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

ARCHITECTURE

Mankato Architecture

You don't see many original YMCA buildings anymore, but you will at…

📍 Mankato, Jewell County

NRHP

Manweiler Chevrolet

Make a retro stop at the former Manweiler Chevrolet dealership, now known…

📍 Hoisington, Barton County

CITY HALL

Marion City Hall

The city hall with striking art deco details was a 1938 WPA…

📍 Marion, Marion County

LIBRARY

Marion City Library

This red-brick, tile-roofed 1912 Santa Fe depot has been converted into a…

📍 Marion, Marion County

COURTHOUSE

Marion County Courthouse

The 1907 limestone Richardsonian Romanesque courthouse, enhanced by a prominent clock tower…

📍 Marion, Marion County

LAKE

Marion County Park and Lake

From 1936 to 1939 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp workers built this…

📍 Marion, Marion County

POOR FARM

Marion County Poor Farm

Cedars obscure the view of what was once an impressive limestone structure…

📍 Marion, Marion County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Marion Hall

Monroe Bailey, father of our state's 16th governor, Willis J. Bailey, founded…

📍 Baileyville, Nemaha County

HISTORIC HOME

Marion Historic Homes

Lovely historic homes are found in Marion at 202, 301, and 404…

📍 Marion, Marion County

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