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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC CHURCH

Vinland Presbyterian Church

The quaint 1879 Presbyterian church is now a private residence and its…

📍 Vinland, Douglas County

ACTOR OR ACTRESS

Vivian Vance

Vivian Vance is probably best known as Ethel Mertz, sidekick to Lucille…

📍 Cherryvale, Montgomery County

BACK ROAD

Volland and Backroad Drive

Volland is about halfway between Alta Vista and Alma on Old K-10.…

📍 Volland, Wabaunsee County

ARCHITECTURE

Voting Station

Using limestone and Dakota sandstone, the National Youth Administration built this beautiful…

📍 Salina, Saline County

CEMETERY

Wabaunsee Cemetery

The attractive glacial stone gateway is dedicated to the valiant pioneers of…

📍 Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County

COURTHOUSE

Wabaunsee County Courthouse

You'll appreciate the marble stairways, handrails, and corridor walls inside this Modern…

📍 Alma, Wabaunsee County

MUSEUM

Wabaunsee County Historical Museum

Photo and artifact displays provide excellent information of the area's many historic…

📍 Alma, Wabaunsee County

BLEEDING KANSAS

Wabaunsee Historical Marker

In a small park on the north side of K-18, a granite…

📍 Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County

LAKE

Waconda Lake and Glen Elder State…

Glen Elder Dam and Waconda Lake were completed in 1968 for flood…

📍 Cawker City, Mitchell County

NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK

Wagon Bed Spring

Wagon Bed Spring, also called Lower Cimarron Spring (NRHP), was an oasis…

📍 Grant County

SANTA FE TRAIL

Wagon Ruts

Most visible in the spring are the Santa Fe Trail wagon ruts…

📍 Dodge City, Ford County

MUSEUM

Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum

From E. 596, 1 ¼ miles east on N. 1190. The museum…

📍 Clinton, Douglas County

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