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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC SCHOOL

Bethel College

Bethel is the oldest Mennonite college in North America, founded in 1887.…

📍 North Newton, Harvey County

HISTORY

Bethesda Hospital

The original structure was the first Mennonite hospital in North America. In…

📍 Goessel, Marion County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Bichet School

The picturesque Bichet School, a native limestone country school with classic bell…

📍 Florence, Marion County

SCENIC DRIVE

Big Blue River Scenic Back Road

This narrow, winding road follows the river, drifts into bottomland, and takes…

📍 Marysville, Marshall County

MARSH ARCH RAINBOW BRIDGE

Big Caney River Bridge

Because Heritage was the original U.S. 166 many auto occupants have had…

📍 Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County

LAKE

Big Eleven Lake & Charlie Parker…

In the 1930s the WPA added the beautiful rock work to the…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

BIG THINGS

Big Oak

The Searles bur oak is so broad (its crown spreads more than…

📍 Holton, Jackson County

TOWNSITE

Bigelow

On the south side of the road is the site of the…

📍 Marshall County

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA)

Bird City WPA Projects

Van Doren Park's sandstone and brick entrance pillars (Rich and LeBow) and…

📍 Bird City, Cheyenne County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ART

Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery

Birger Sandzén’s bold brushwork and vibrant colors dominate the wall-sized canvases featured…

📍 Lindsborg, McPherson County

HISTORY

Birthday Marker

Under the tree and surrounded by a white fence, a granite sign…

📍 Yoder, Reno County

TOWNSITE

Birthplace of Holton

A bronze plaque mounted on a glacial stone states that this spot…

📍 Holton, Jackson County

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