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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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TOUR

Trolley Tour

The trolley driver doubles as guide offering an informative 50-minute tour around…

📍 Fort Scott, Bourbon County

HISTORICAL MARKER

Troy Historic Markers

Acquaint yourself with Troy by reading the historical marker at this roadside…

📍 Troy, Doniphan County

HISTORICAL MARKER

Turkey Red Wheat

At the roadside pullover, a historical marker summarizes the history of Turkey…

📍 Walton, Harvey County

ARCHITECTURE

Twin Mansions

A Boston banker built these two grand red-brick homes for his daughters…

📍 Fort Scott, Bourbon County

HISTORY

Two Main Streets

Main and Pomeroy. Land speculator W.R. Hill, for whom the town was…

📍 Hill City, Graham County

MILITARY

U.S. Air Force T-33 Trainer Jet

A U.S. Air Force T-33 trainer jet rests in City Park at…

📍 Moline, Elk County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS HISTORY

U.S. Cavalry Museum

This excellent facility showcases the colorful history of the American horse soldier,…

📍 Fort Riley, Geary County

MUSEUM

U.S. Highway 36 Association Museum

Opened in 2016, this museum is the depository for national and state…

📍 Norcatur, Decatur County

ARCHITECTURE

U.S. Penitentiary

Many have commented that the 'Pen' resembles the U.S. Capitol when it's…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

MUSEUM

Udall Community Historical Society

One room in the Udall Community Historical Society Museum features photos, articles,…

📍 Udall, Cowley County

MILITARY

Union Block

The two-story wooden structure just outside the fort's entrance was built around…

📍 Fort Scott, Bourbon County

NATIVE AMERICAN

Uniontown and Uniontown Cemetery

Uniontown was a short-lived but significant community founded in the 1840s on…

📍 Willard, Shawnee County

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