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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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STAN HERD MURAL

Cherokee Strip Land Rush Mural

The 1992 Stan Herd outdoor mural pays tribute to the Cherokee Strip…

📍 Arkansas City, Cowley County

NATIVE AMERICAN

Cherry Creek Encampment

The Cheyenne survivors (83 men and 95 women and children) of the…

📍 Cheyenne County

STAINED GLASS

Cherryvale Methodist Church

A beautiful stained-glass window at Cherryvale Methodist Church incorporates the figure of…

📍 Cherryvale, Montgomery County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Chestnut Street Historic District

A century ago, the commercial and social life in Hays centered on…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

CUSTOMS

Chetopa Catfish Capital of Kansas

Record numbers of catfish are caught on the Neosho River throughout the…

📍 Chetopa, Labette County

ARCHITECTURE

Chetopa Stained-Glass Windows

A stained-glass fan window of orange, yellow, blue, and pink brightens the…

📍 Chetopa, Labette County

CHISHOLM TRAIL

Chisholm Trail Silhouettes

Large iron cutouts of a horse-drawn chuck wagon and drovers on horseback…

📍 Caldwell, Sumner County

ART

Christmas City of the High Plains

WaKeeney is known as the 'Christmas City of the High Plains.' Since…

📍 WaKeeney, Trego County

ART

City of Governors

A plaque on the outside of city hall recognizes Olathe as the…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

CUSTOMS

City of Swans

Images of the graceful white bird adorn the town. Statues sit at…

📍 La Cygne, Linn County

PARK

City Park

You'll see abandoned buildings in this town but there's more to the…

📍 Dorrance, Russell County

ART

Civil War Horse and Mule Memorial

This poignant sculpture by artist Tessa Pullan of a noble and weary…

📍 Fort Riley, Geary County

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