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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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STATUE

El Capitan

A life-sized bronze sculpture by Jasper D'Ambrosi of an imposing Texas longhorn…

📍 Dodge City, Ford County

COMMERCE

Elk Falls Pottery

Steve and Jane Fry are in their new studio on the north…

📍 Elk Falls, Elk County

COURTHOUSE

Ellis County Courthouse

This native limestone courthouse is a 1942 WPA project. "Justice and Equality:…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

PARK

Ellis Memorial Park

Memorials come in all shapes and sizes in this shaded little park.…

📍 Ellis, Ellis County

ART

Ellsworth Area Arts Council Gallery

Works by local and regional artists using a variety of mediums are…

📍 Ellsworth, Ellsworth County

PARK

Elmwood Park

A beautiful setting provides the backdrop for picnics, letting kids blow off…

📍 Norton, Norton County

ART GALLERY

Emporia Arts Center

An airy, contemporary building provides open spaces that accentuate the rotating fine…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

MURAL

Emporia Outdoor Murals

Colorful murals are found around town and include Spring in the Flint…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Emporia State University

Founded in 1863, the university has been known by many names, including…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOOD

Ethnic Neighborhoods

Kansas City, Kansas, contains a host of diverse ethnic communities. Murals, architecture,…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

PEOPLE

Eudora Sculpture

To celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2007, the city erected a Jim…

📍 Eudora, Douglas County

CEMETERY

Eureka Greenwood Cemetery

Two mausoleums serve as great examples of the 1890s Classical Revival influence.…

📍 Eureka, Greenwood County

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