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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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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

TOWNSITE

Caney Origins

Both the town and Caney River were named for the numerous wild…

📍 Caney, Montgomery County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Caney River Pratt Truss Bridge

Although it's closed to traffic, the bridge invites you to walk across…

📍 Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County

MUSEUM

Caney Valley Historical Museum and Complex

A colorful Marion Bryant historical mural of Caney's early years preps you…

📍 Caney, Montgomery County

HISTORICAL MARKER

Cannonball Green

Greensburg's namesake was a colorful Cannonball Green, who ran a stage line…

📍 Greensburg, Kiowa County

HISTORIC JAIL

Canton Historic Jail

Once called Canton Prison, the strap-iron jail was built in 1883. To…

📍 Canton, McPherson County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Canton Township Carnegie Library

Designed by Kansas architect George P. Washburn, the 1921 Canton Township Carnegie…

📍 Canton, McPherson County

CURIOSITY

Captive Rock

Captive Rock is caged outside the Old Mill Museum Complex. Found during…

📍 Lindsborg, McPherson County

STATUE

Carl and Alma Swensson

A statue of Carl Aaron Swensson, founder of Bethany College in 1881,…

📍 Lindsborg, McPherson County

SCENIC DRIVE

Carnahan Creek Scenic Drive

From the plains to hilly wooded areas and river valleys of the…

📍 Olsburg, Pottawatomie County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Carona Depot & Railroad Museum

From K-7, 2 miles west on K-120, then ¼ mile south on…

📍 Scammon, Cherokee County

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