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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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MUSEUM

Wakefield Museum

Learn more about the glebe here, see an exhibit on former governor…

📍 Wakefield, Clay County

AVIATION

Walker Army Airfield

One of the nation's first B-29 Superfortress bomber training air bases, the…

📍 Walker, Ellis County

DRIVING TOURS

Walking or Driving Tour

An architectural and historical tour brochure leads you to 24 sites, including…

📍 Logan, Phillips County

WALKING TOURS

Walking Tour Brochure

Available at Township Hall, the brochure describes the 1878 St. Francis Hotel,…

📍 Nicodemus, Graham County

CEMETERY

Walnut Hill Cemetery

Here you'll find a zinc Civil War statue of a soldier at…

📍 Kingman, Kingman County

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Walter Johnson Birthplace

A Humboldt native, Johnson was one of the premiere baseball pitchers when…

📍 Humboldt, Allen County

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Walter Johnson in Coffeyville

Baseball Hall of Famer Walter "The Big Train" Johnson pitched for the…

📍 Coffeyville, Montgomery County

ATTRACTIONS

Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home

The family of Walter Chrysler, founder of the Chrysler automobile, moved to…

📍 Ellis, Ellis County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Walton's First Business

Look for the old storefront for BC Johnson Dry Goods. It was…

📍 Walton, Harvey County

PARK

Wamego City Park

In addition to the historical museum complex, this 1901 picturesque park features…

📍 Wamego, Pottawatomie County

MUSEUM

Wamego Historical Society Museum

The museum's appealing facade welcomes you in to see pictures, artifacts and…

📍 Wamego, Pottawatomie County

PARK

Wark Memorial Park

The park is named in honor of Montgomery County native George Wark,…

📍 Caney, Montgomery County

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