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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HIGHEST POINT

Netawaka

Netawaka is the Kickapoo word for "high view." You'll find one of…

📍 Netawaka, Jackson County

BIKE HIKE TRAIL

North Newton Sand Creek Trail

A North Newton starting point for this trail is Memorial Grove, east…

📍 North Newton, Harvey County

OVERLOOK

Observation Silo and Trails

The Wilson Cadman Wildlife Education Area provides three nature trails that guide…

📍 Coffey County

ARCHITECTURE

Ogallala Quartzite

Unique to this area, the green-gray rock is a tightly cemented sandstone…

📍 Hill City, Graham County

GRAIN ELEVATORS

Optical Illusion

At the top of the hill, you'll see the Wright grain elevators.…

📍 Hodgeman County

OREGON TRAIL

Oregon Trail Marker

The marker indicates the location of the Vermillion River lower crossing that…

📍 Marshall County

OREGON TRAIL

Oregon Trail Nature Park

Standing near the entrance, a silo has been painted with three scenes…

📍 Belvue, Pottawatomie County

FLOOD CONTROL

Ottawa Flood Gates

When the Marais des Cygnes River rose to 32 feet in May…

📍 Ottawa, Franklin County

LAKE

Ottawa State Fishing Lake

Anglers in the know like this quiet rural lake for its high…

📍 Ottawa County

GEOGRAPHY

Ozawkie

Founded in 1855 and originally named Osawkee for a Sauk Indian chief,…

📍 Ozawkie, Jefferson County

BACK ROAD

Ozro Falls

It's a bit of challenge to find this picturesque low-water bridge crossing…

📍 Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County

TOWN STORY

Paradise At Last

In the 1880s when James Mead entered the wooded valley with a…

📍 Paradise, Russell County

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