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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SANTA FE TRAIL

Wide Street

Settled in 1858, Burlingame immediately took advantage of freight wagon traffic traveling…

📍 Burlingame, Osage County

HISTORICAL MARKER

Wilbur Chapman Monument

In front of the Christian church, a bronze plaque set in a…

📍 White Cloud, Doniphan County

KANSAS SCENIC BYWAY

Wilcox School

Built in 1886 and closed for classes in 1947, this native limestone…

📍 WaKeeney, Trego County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS CUSTOMS

Wild Dala Horses

In Sweden, 18th-century lumberjacks carved small Dala horses in their off hours…

📍 Lindsborg, McPherson County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Wildcat Creek Bridge

The oldest pedestrian suspension bridge in the state spans Wildcat Creek one…

📍 Moline, Elk County

HISTORIC HOME

William A. Harris House

The two-story frame William A. Harris House was erected in 1883. Known…

📍 Linwood, Leavenworth County

HISTORIC HOME

William A. Quayle House

Known as Dream Haven, the house was the retirement home of Bishop…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

PEOPLE

William Allen White

Born in Emporia in 1868 and raised in El Dorado, William Allen…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

HISTORICAL MARKER

William Allen White Plaque

A granite monument in front of the El Dorado Post office pays…

📍 El Dorado, Butler County

LIBRARY

William Inge Collection

One of America's renowned playwrights, William Inge, a native of Independence, won…

📍 Independence, Montgomery County

PARK

William Lebert Park

In the William Lebert Park colorful signs describe the Wetlands & Wildlife…

📍 Hoisington, Barton County

PEOPLE

William Lindsay White Memorial Park

Posted on bronze plaques in this memorial pocket park are a selection…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

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