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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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COURTHOUSE

Morton County Courthouse

The beautiful landscaping nicely accentuates this 1964 modern concrete, stone, brick and…

📍 Elkhart, Morton County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Morton County WPA Bridge

A 1939 WPA project, this stone five-arch bridge spanning Bear Creek is…

📍 Richfield, Morton County

CUSTOMS

Mound Builders and Christy Hall

In 1927 Dean Leroy Allen put the Southwestern College nickname (Mound builders)…

📍 Winfield, Cowley County

PARK

Mound City Historical Park

During the Civil War, Union soldiers camped on the hillside that is…

📍 Mound City, Linn County

MUSEUM

Moundridge Museum

For many years the Cole House Museum was the only attraction showcased…

📍 Moundridge, McPherson County

ARCHITECTURE

Mount St. Scholastica Academy

Seven Benedictine sisters founded the academy in 1863 as a school for…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

NRHP

Muchnic Art Gallery

Parquet floors, embossed leather paneling, and leaded-glass conservatory windows with flower design…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

HISTORIC HOME

Mueller-Schmidt House

Built in 1881, this three-story house is the only stone home in…

📍 Dodge City, Ford County

ART GALLERY

Mulvane Art Museum (Washburn campus)

Built of Bedford Limestone in the Florentine Renaissance style, this 1922 building…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

MUSEUM

Mulvane Historical Museum

A 1910 red-brick Santa Fe depot is home to this museum, which…

📍 Mulvane, Sumner County

CURIOSITY

Municipal Building Sundials

Sundials on each side of the tall column are unique accessories on…

📍 Hoisington, Barton County

MURAL

Murals at DeLay Stadium

Four murals by Kathe Hamman portray the area's local cultural heritage on…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

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