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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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CHAMPION TREE

Champion Tree

Beside the giant tree a sign reports that this bur oak is…

📍 St. George, Pottawatomie County

CURIOSITY

Chautauqua Gemstone

The Chautauqua Gemstone is a 140-ton sandstone rock that in 1996 found…

📍 Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County

GEOGRAPHY

Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area

Cheyenne Bottoms, a 41,000-acre wetland basin, is one of the world's most…

📍 Great Bend, Barton County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS GEOGRAPHY FINALIST

Cimarron National Grassland

Established after the Dust Bowl to prevent further soil erosion, the Cimarron…

📍 Rolla, Morton County

VISITOR CENTER

Cimarron National Grassland Range Office

Self-guided auto tour brochures; bird and wildlife charts; and camping, hiking, and…

📍 Elkhart, Morton County

GEOGRAPHY

City Limits

Summerfield's north city limits is the Nebraska state line. From Bethel, follow…

📍 Summerfield, Marshall County

NOTABLE TREES

City of Beautiful Maples

In 1918, when T.H. Korthanke and his wife moved to their home…

📍 Hiawatha, Brown County

LAKE

Clark State Fishing Lake

From Minneola, 4 ¼ miles south on U.S. 283, 8 ½ miles…

📍 Ford, Clark County

CURIOSITY

Clifton and Vining

One of the curiosities about Clifton and Vining is that both towns…

📍 Vining, Washington County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Clock Tower Bridge

Jim Elliot built this picturesque 20x80-foot covered bridge and clock tower from…

📍 Courtland, Republic County

LAKE

Coldwater Lake

Dedicated in 1980, Lake Coldwater is the only lake in southwest Kansas…

📍 Coldwater, Comanche County

SPRING

Conway Springs Springhouse

Named for its mineral spring, the town became a focal point for…

📍 Conway Springs, Sumner County

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