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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC HOME

Pusch-Randell House

This 1904 Queen Anne two-and-a-half-story brick home was built with many angles…

📍 Marysville, Marshall County

HISTORIC HOME

Queen Anne Style Home

Built by farmer O.W. Francis in 1909, this lovely home on the…

📍 Burr Oak, Jewell County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Quindaro Ruins and Overlook

From the overlook you see an area that once was Quindaro, a…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Railroad Overpass Bridge

High above the present railroad tracks, this 1909 Santa Fe truss bridge…

📍 Melvern, Osage County

HISTORY

Railroad Park

This small park contains an 1880s log cabin and a millinery shop,…

📍 Alma, Wabaunsee County

MARSH ARCH RAINBOW BRIDGE

Rainbow Arch Bridge

Marsh arch bridge lovers will love seeing this lovely one archer. Look…

📍 Duquoin, Harper County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Rapp School

Built in 1929, the red-brick, one-room, eight-grade schoolhouse finally closed in 1959…

📍 Osage City, Osage County

ARCHITECTURE

Rathert Stadium

Built in 1938 by the WPA, this stone stadium with old-time wooden…

📍 Junction City, Geary County

COURTHOUSE

Rawlins County Courthouse

At the front of this red-brick 1907 Romanesque Revival courthouse, the impressive…

📍 Atwood, Rawlins County

HISTORIC JAIL

Reading Historic Jail

The original wooden jail built in 1870 sits under the water tower.…

📍 Reading, Lyon County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS PEOPLE

Red Rocks State Historic Site

When you see the red Colorado sandstone house, you'll have found Red…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

HISTORY

Red-Brick Streets of Goodland

The red-brick streets have quite the story. They were laid in 1921…

📍 Goodland, Sherman County

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