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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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STONE ARCH BRIDGE

Sand Creek WPA Bridge

The WPA built the stone double-arch bridge that crosses a Sand Creek…

📍 LaCrosse, Rush County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Santa Fe Depot and Harvey House

This beautifully renovated 1898 depot, Harvey House hotel, restaurant, and Harvey Girl…

📍 Dodge City, Ford County

PARK

Santa Fe Depot and Railroad Park

The town was named for William Barstow Strong who was vice-president and…

📍 Strong City, Chase County

MUSEUM

Santa Fe Trail Center

Exhibits interpret the American Indians—and fur traders—use of the trail and how…

📍 Larned, Pawnee County

BAND SHELL

Sawhill Park

On the site of the county's first courthouse, the park and the…

📍 St. Francis, Cheyenne County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Scammon St. Bridget Church

While in Scammon, stop at the 1907 red-brick St. Bridget Church to…

📍 Scammon, Cherokee County

HISTORIC HOME(S)

Schaeffler House

This Queen Anne home was built in 1909 by German Lutheran immigrants…

📍 Hillsboro, Marion County

HISTORIC HOME(S)

Schermerhorn House

The 1895 two-story Queen Anne home was originally the residence of prominent…

📍 Galena, Cherokee County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

School Buildings

What a difference 20 years makes in the world of architecture. The…

📍 Protection, Comanche County

MEMORIAL

School Memorial

A classic old bell that once stood on top of the 1917…

📍 Garfield, Pawnee County

HISTORIC BUILDING(S)

Schulte-Lyon Kimpler Building

The Schulte-Lyon Kimpler Building is the oldest wooden building in town, built…

📍 Ellinwood, Barton County

MUSEUM

Schuyler Museum

Named for an early settler who moved to this area in 1854,…

📍 Burlingame, Osage County

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