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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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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

ART

Window Art

In the 100 block of E. 6th colorful images by Larry Caldwell…

📍 Kinsley, Edwards 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

HISTORIC HOME

Wolf House Museum

Serving from 1870 to the 1930s as a German boardinghouse, this two-story…

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

SCENIC DRIVE

Wolf Road/Lyon Creek Road Scenic Drive

The seven-mile drive north on Wolf Road takes you on a scenic…

📍 Woodbine, Dickinson County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Women's Bridge Park

In 1890 Mayor Lucy Sweet Sullivan and an all-woman city council were…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

HISTORY

Wooden Windmill

It's a rare one, and an original, and it once stood at…

📍 Lakin, Kearny County

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