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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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CEMETERY

Woodmen Circle

Look for a tall stone tree stump engraved 'Woodmen Circle' above the…

📍 Gas City, Allen County

MUSEUM

Woodson County Museum

Inside the 1878 former First Christian Church (later a chicken hatchery) you'll…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Woodson Hotel

For years this beautiful 1887 stone hotel (NRHP) sat in disrepair. With…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

PARK

Workman Park Drinking Fountain

In Workman Park an old-fashioned drinking fountain stands beside a 1945 plaque…

📍 Lyons, Rice County

HISTORY

World War II History Center

The World War II History Center is a museum and research library…

📍 El Dorado, Butler County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS CUSTOMS

Ball of Twine

The world's largest ball of sisal twine is found downtown under a…

📍 Cawker City, Mitchell County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

WPA Gymnasium

The striking art deco gymnasium is the last remaining building of the…

📍 Elk Falls, Elk County

GEOGRAPHY

WPA Manter Dam

Consider your vehicle as the roads can be pretty rough. At your…

📍 Manter, Stanton County

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA)

WPA School

The 1939 high and grade school is painted a stark white to…

📍 St. John, Stafford County

WORLD WAR I

WWI Memorial Victory Arch

This elegant Beaux Arts style arch, dedicated in 1923, honors the men…

📍 St. Marys, Pottawatomie County

HISTORY

WWI Monument

An American doughboy statue stands atop this monument dedicated in 1919 "In…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

DOUGHBOY STATUE

WWI Soldier Statue

A bronze charging doughboy, made famous by artist Ernest Moore Viquesney, was…

📍 Onaga, Pottawatomie County

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