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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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St. Bridget Catholic Church

This handsome red-brick church stands proudly (although with no steeple) on the…

📍 Axtell, Marshall County

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St. Catherine Church

Dedicated in 1892, the native limestone church was constructed mainly by parishioners.…

📍 Catharine, Ellis County

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St. Columbkille Church

The tall steeple of the lovely St. Columbkille Church leads you to…

📍 Blaine, Pottawatomie County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS OVERALL

St. Fidelis Church

You can't miss the twin bell towers of St. Fidelis rising majestically…

📍 Victoria, Ellis County

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St. Francis Hieronymo Church

St. Francis, the first church in the Diocese of Wichita, had its…

📍 St. Paul, Neosho County

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St. Francis of Assisi Church

Dedicated in 1890, this impressive native limestone church never replaced its steeple…

📍 Munjor, Ellis County

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St. John and St. George Episcopal…

The 1876 St. John church originally stood west of Wakefield on K-82.…

📍 Wakefield, Clay County

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St. John Nepomucene Church

Father Emil J. Kapaun (8 Wonders of Kansas People), who has been…

📍 Pilsen, Marion County

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St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

This double-tower church built in 1904 is thought to be the first…

📍 Beloit, Mitchell County

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St. John the Baptist Church

Built by parishioners in 1880, it is the oldest church in the…

📍 Hanover, Washington County

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St. Joseph Catholic Church

The beautifully designed twin towers of the historic red-brick Catholic Church guide…

📍 St. Joseph, Cloud County

ARCHITECTURE

St. Joseph Church

Beneath the tall spire, working clocks enhance all four sides of the…

📍 Ellinwood, Barton County

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