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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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STATUE

Wichita East High School Statue

Detailed statues of a trapper and American Indian stand atop the natural…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

CEMETERY

Wichita Highland Cemetery

This "Resting Place of Pioneers" includes the grave of Buffalo Bill Mathewson,…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

HISTORIC STRUCTURE

Wichita Historic Landmarks

History and architecture buffs, or anyone with an interest, can find many…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ART FINALIST

Wichita North High School Art Deco

Beautiful and richly colorful bas-relief sculptures and decorative panels by Bruce Moore…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

MUSEUM

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Start your journey of Wichita and Sedgwick County in the majestic 1892…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

HISTORY

Wickedest Cowtown

When the railroad built through to Ellsworth in 1872, the Texas cattle…

📍 Ellsworth, Ellsworth County

HISTORY

Wide Main Street

Why is Main wide enough to double park in the middle? Before…

📍 Holyrood, Ellsworth County

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

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