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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC BUILDING

Caldwell Opera House and downtown architecture

Most buildings in historic downtown Caldwell were built between 1883 and 1888.…

📍 Caldwell, Sumner County

SECTION ART

Caldwell Post Office Mural

Cowboys Driving Cattle is the title of this 1941 Section artwork by…

📍 Caldwell, Sumner County

CALIFORNIA TRAIL

California Trail Markers

Settlers and fortune seekers heading west traveled through parts of Doniphan County…

📍 Doniphan County

LOG CABIN

Cambridge Log Cabin

Catchy signs along the highway let you know when you're close to…

📍 Cambridge, Cowley County

HISTORY

Camp Amache Officers' Barracks

A piece of WWII history not often remembered are the Japanese American…

📍 Johnson City, Stanton County

PRISONER OF WAR (POW)

Camp Concordia WWII Guardhouse

The most complete remnant of the POW camp is the restored limestone…

📍 Concordia, Cloud County

HISTORY

Camp Grierson and the Stone Corral…

From Lyons, 15½ miles east on U.S. 56, 5 miles south on…

📍 Around the county, Rice County

MILITARY

Camp Phillips

A tall concrete water tower is the only evidence remaining of this…

📍 Smolan, Saline County

HISTORIC HOME

Campbell Castle

The 10,450-square-foot Campbell Castle was built in 1888 for Kansas cattleman Col.…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

IRRIGATION

Canal Avenue

In the 1880s Asa Soule's mammoth Eureka Canal ran through here to…

📍 Cimarron, Gray County

BRICKS

Caney Bricks

It's hard not to notice all the brick buildings, streets, and homes…

📍 Caney, Montgomery County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Caney High School Football Stadium

The native sandstone Caney High School football stadium was built by the…

📍 Caney, Montgomery County

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