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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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MUSEUM

Williamsburg Community Museum

Historic school items, mining artifacts, and veterans' memorabilia help tell the community…

📍 Williamsburg, Franklin County

SANTA FE TRAIL

Willow Springs Story Marker

Today you have to go out of your way to find Willow…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

MUSEUM

Wilson County Museum

Early pioneer artifacts and area exhibits are displayed at this museum, housed…

📍 Fredonia, Wilson County

MUSEUM

Wilson Heritage Museum

The mission of the museum is to preserve and display the heritage…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

LUSTRON

Wilson Lustron Home

The buttery yellow Lustron home is one of only 91 of the…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

HISTORIC OPERA HOUSE

Wilson Opera House

Out of the ashes of the 2009 fire will come an open-air…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

PARK

Wilson Park

The rotunda at Wilson Park, built in 1918, once hosted the traveling…

📍 Arkansas City, Cowley County

CUSTOMS

Windmill City

Isabel was once known as the Windmill City because of the many…

📍 Isabel, Barber County

WINDMILLS

Windmills and More

Reminiscent of old-time water resources and farming are the two wooden windmills…

📍 Almena, Norton County

ARCHITECTURE

Winfield Architectural Tours

A 21-stop driving tour features historic homes built by architect William Caton,…

📍 Winfield, Cowley County

MURAL

Winfield Outdoor Murals

The 1999 Maggie Bicker mural on the Island Park restroom resembles an…

📍 Winfield, Cowley County

VETERANS MEMORIAL

Winfield War Memorials

The 777 Kansas servicemen and women killed or missing during the Vietnam…

📍 Winfield, Cowley County

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