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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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WETLANDS

Blaze Fork Drainage System

This unique network of drainage channels was excavated to drain the original…

📍 Inman, McPherson County

FOLK LORE

Blue Light Lady

Elizabeth Polly died from cholera in 1867 while helping ailing soldiers in…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

MUSEUM

Blue Rapids Museum

A special exhibit area changes every few months while permanent displays tell…

📍 Blue Rapids, Marshall County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Blue Store and John Henry Center

The locals say the store dates to 1884, originally sold goods, and…

📍 Minneapolis, Ottawa County

STATUE

Bluejacket Sculpture

Charles Goslin created the larger-than-life sculpture of Shawnee Chief Charles Bluejacket reading…

📍 Shawnee, Johnson County

NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION (NYA)

Bluemont Youth Cabin

Nestled at the base of Bluemont Hill, a series of tiered steps…

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

PEOPLE

Bob Dole

Born in Russell in 1923, Dole served from 1968 to 1996 in…

📍 Russell, Russell County

HISTORY

BOD Markers

In the 1960s octogenarian Howard Raynesford of Ellis erected 138 limestone markers…

📍 Russell Springs, Logan County

CZECH

Bohemian National Cemetery

This well-tended cemetery in a pastoral setting is filled with granite markers,…

📍 Timken, Rush County

MEMORIAL

Bomber Builders Memorial

An engraved stone monument pays tribute to the employees who built 6,608…

📍 Bonner Springs, Wyandotte County

PEOPLE

Boone Statue

The large bronze of Dr. William Boone (1860-1936), physician, community leader, educator,…

📍 Highland, Doniphan County

MUSEUM

Boot Hill Museum

Feel the spirit of the Wild West! the lawmen, gunfighters, cattle trails,…

📍 Dodge City, Ford County

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