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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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PEOPLE

Boston Corbett Dugout Site

Boston Corbett, the man who allegedly shot John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assassin,…

📍 Cloud County

CHISHOLM TRAIL

Boulder at Post Office

Look for the plaque on the boulder in front of the post…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS COMMERCE FINALIST

Bowersock Mills and Power Company

Bowersock Mills and Power Company is the only operating hydroelectric plant in…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

LODGING

Brandt House

This landmark building first served as a hotel when it opened in…

📍 Alma, Wabaunsee County

ARCHITECTURE

Brick and Tile Plant Remains

Unless it's completely overgrown by now, you can see the intriguing remains…

📍 Peru, Chautauqua County

HISTORY

Brick History

In the early 1900s a large brick plant here produced 100,000 bricks…

📍 Fort Scott, Bourbon County

BRICKS

Bricklaying Contest

Had you been traveling muddy roads for years in your Model T…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

ARCHITECTURE

Bridge Tender House

This gingerbread style house looks out of place in a railroad yard,…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

ARCHITECTURE

Broadway Historic Homes

Enjoy the drive along Broadway, from Morton (three blocks west of Main)…

📍 Great Bend, Barton County

VETERANS MEMORIAL

Bronze Statue

In City Park near the parking lot at 11th and Washington, a…

📍 Concordia, Cloud County

CATTLE

Brookover Feed Yard

'Eat Beef, Keep Slim' is still proudly displayed on the grain elevators…

📍 Garden City, Finney County

MUSEUM

Brown County Agriculture Museum

42 fascinating windmills line a lane running south from the museum complex…

📍 Hiawatha, Brown County

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