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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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Oberlin WPA Band Shell

A 1939 WPA band shell and two early limestone pillars are historic…

📍 Oberlin, Decatur County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Odin Holy Family Church

Step inside to see the simple but beautiful interior of this 1896…

📍 Odin, Barton County

ARCHITECTURE

Ogallala Quartzite

Unique to this area, the green-gray rock is a tightly cemented sandstone…

📍 Hill City, Graham County

MUSEUM

Oketo Community Museum

The 1884 Moore General Store was Oketo's first commercial structure, built with…

📍 Oketo, Marshall County

ARCHITECTURE

Oketo Stone

The importance of local stone is apparent at the historic jail (1…

📍 Oketo, Marshall County

HISTORIC JAIL

Old Allen County Jail

Inmate graffiti and jail-house artifacts highlight the tour of this two-story limestone…

📍 Iola, Allen County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Old Brookville Hotel

Remnants of the 1870 Brookville Hotel still stand, but the restaurant famous…

📍 Brookville, Saline County

MUSEUM

Old Castle Museum

The original home of Baker University, this three-story native stone building was…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

MUSEUM

Old Cawker City Library

A bright red roof and dainty architectural touches to this 1885 limestone…

📍 Cawker City, Mitchell County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Old Condon Bank

One of the two banks involved in the 1892 robbery attempt by…

📍 Coffeyville, Montgomery County

MUSEUM

Old Cowtown Museum

After the visitor center's introduction to Wichita's cowtown history, step out onto…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

HISTORIC SITE

Old Denmark

Just before reaching the grain elevator, look for a stone single-arch bridge.…

📍 Denmark, Lincoln County

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