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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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MURAL

Beautification Project

Two murals seem to stretch all the way across the intersection of…

📍 Haviland, Kiowa County

GEOGRAPHY

Beautiful View

A short way from town, this panoramic view of the breathtaking landscape…

📍 Belvidere, Kiowa County

BLEEDING KANSAS

Beecher Bible and Rifle Church

During the territorial days New Englanders migrated to Kansas to support the…

📍 Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Beeler WPA School

The red-brick Beeler High School closed in 1972 and now serves the…

📍 Beeler, Ness County

JEWISH

Beersheba

This first Jewish agricultural colony in Kansas was established in present Finney…

📍 Finney County

AUTO RACING

Belleville High Banks Hall of Fame…

Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, and Clint Bowyer are just a few who…

📍 Belleville, Republic County

LIBRARY

Belleville Public Library

During the Great Depression people were urged to create handicrafts and be…

📍 Belleville, Republic County

ARCHITECTURE

Belmont Castle

This captivating stone home was a labor of love built for Dominica…

📍 Independence, Montgomery County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Benedictine College

This college was founded in 1971 through the merger of Mount St.…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

MEMORIAL

Benjamin Hobbs

In 1933 local students created an endearing tribute to the county's first…

📍 Howard, Elk County

MUSEUM

Benson Museum

Agricultural and local exhibits are displayed in several buildings that compose the…

📍 Howard, Elk County

HISTORIC HOME

Bertrand Home

With cropland surrounding it, this three-story house, home to the Bertrand family…

📍 Logan County

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