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8 WONDERS OF KANSAS PEOPLE FINALIST

Buffalo Soldier Monument

General Colin Powell initiated this sculpture project to honor African American soldiers…

📍 Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

PEOPLE

Buhler Settlers

Paying tribute to the area's settlers is a granite plaque on a…

📍 Buhler, Reno County

MUSEUM

Bukovina Society

Located in the former First Congregational Church (NRHP), the Society's headquarters operate…

📍 Ellis, Ellis County

NATIVE AMERICAN

Bunker Hill Cemetery

Pawnee Chief Spotted Horse, the first person to be buried in this…

📍 Bunker Hill, Russell County

HISTORIC JAIL

Bunker Hill Historic Jail

The first jail in Russell County still stands in City Park. No…

📍 Bunker Hill, Russell County

MUSEUM

Bunker Hill Museum

Housed in an 1872 limestone Lutheran church, the museum preserves and exhibits…

📍 Bunker Hill, Russell County

PARK

Burdett City Park

Beside the miniature golf course is a stone shelter house built with…

📍 Burdett, Pawnee County

CEMETERY

Burdick United Methodist Cemetery

In Burdick United Methodist Cemetery, flat stones are stacked carefully around two…

📍 Burdick, Morris County

ARCHITECTURE

Burke Hotel

William H. "Bill" Burke, a prominent stockman, grain man, and banker in…

📍 Little River, Rice County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Burlington Carnegie Library

The 1913 Carnegie library was designed by well-known Kansas architects George Washburn…

📍 Burlington, Coffey County

CUSTOMS

Burlington Catfish Capital of Kansas

An unusual feature in the Coffey County Library is the mounted catfish…

📍 Burlington, Coffey County

MURAL

Burlington Outdoor Murals

13 large outdoor murals decorate Burlington, and close to 100 adorn exterior…

📍 Burlington, Coffey County

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