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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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THEATRE

Ute Theater

The American Indian with colorful headdress design forms an impressive historic marquee…

📍 Mankato, Jewell County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Utopia College

In response to fear of an impending third world war and the…

📍 Eureka, Greenwood County

HISTORY

Valentine Diner

Diners were the main structures built by the Valentine Manufacturing Company. But…

📍 Hoisington, Barton County

MUSEUM

Valley Center Historical Museum

The local museum made its home in an 1880s house and filled…

📍 Valley Center, Sedgwick County

CITY HALL

Valley Falls City Hall

The two-story historic structure, painted a rust red, is nicely accented with…

📍 Valley Falls, Jefferson County

MUSEUM

Valley Falls Historical Society Museum

Artifacts and photos preserve the history and the memories of Valley Falls…

📍 Valley Falls, Jefferson County

CEMETERY

Valley View Cemetery

One of the most unique tombstones in the state may be the…

📍 Garden City, Finney County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Vassar Little Red Schoolhouse

This iconic 1912 red-brick school served students until 1978 and the following…

📍 Vassar, Osage County

HISTORY

Vegetarian Colony

In 1856 60 families, members of the Vegetarian Kansas Emigration Company headed…

📍 Humboldt, Allen County

OREGON TRAIL

Vermillion Creek Crossing

An illustrated sign tells the story of the nearby Oregon Trail crossing…

📍 Belvue, Pottawatomie County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Vermillion Creek Tributary Stone Arch Bridge

In this scenic rural setting you'll find a sidewalk leading to the…

📍 Onaga, Pottawatomie County

VETERANS MEMORIAL

Veteran Monuments

Veterans are respectfully honored with many memorials throughout Emporia. Civil War Veterans…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

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