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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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WELSH

Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church

In 1883 this wooden church was built by the Calvinistic Methodist congregation.…

📍 Arvonia, Osage County

CRAFTSMAN

Werner Wagon Works

Don Werner makes and restores horse-drawn vehicles and is reputed to be…

📍 Horton, Brown County

PARK

West Roadside Park

Here you'll find a Santa Fe Trail marker placed by the DAR…

📍 Garfield, Pawnee County

VETERANS MEMORIAL

Western Kansas Memorial Wall

Standing in Syracuse Cemetery, the solemn and moving Western Kansas Memorial Wall…

📍 Syracuse, Hamilton County

KANSAS HISTORIC BYWAY

Western Vistas Historic Byway

A 100-mile route from Lake Scott north on U.S. 83 to Oakley,…

📍 Wallace County

KANSAS SCENIC BYWAY

Western Vistas Historic Byway in Scott…

This 100-mile drive from Lake Scott on U.S. 83 to Oakley and…

📍 Scott County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Westheight Apartments Historic District

This set of apartments constructed between 1947 and 1952 is a rare…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Westheight Manor Historic District

From 22nd, east on Washington to 18th. A beautiful stretch of homes…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

CEMETERY

Westmoreland City Cemetery

Situated on the southwest side of town, the cemetery overlooks the lovely…

📍 Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County

HAND-DUG WELL

Westmoreland Hand-Dug Well

Built in 1914, this well is reputedly one of the largest remaining…

📍 Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County

HISTORIC JAIL

Wetmore Calaboose

This 1883 jail has stood empty since its last occupant left in…

📍 Wetmore, Nemaha County

PONY EXPRESS

Wetmore Cemetery

An etching of a galloping horse and rider adorns the granite gravestone…

📍 Wetmore, Nemaha County

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