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VETERANS MEMORIAL

Chase County All Veterans Memorial

The Chase County All Veterans Memorial traces the history of U.S. military…

📍 Cottonwood Falls, Chase County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ARCHITECTURE

Chase County Courthouse

The red roof on this 1873 limestone structure is no ordinary one,…

📍 Cottonwood Falls, Chase County

MUSEUM

Chase County Historical Museum

The 1882 Chase County National Bank building is now home to colorful…

📍 Cottonwood Falls, Chase County

COURTHOUSE

Chautauqua County Courthouse

The 1918 Chautauqua County courthouse was the last courthouse in the state…

📍 Sedan, Chautauqua County

COURTHOUSE

Cherokee County Courthouse

Silver wheat shafts on the facade of this 1955 courthouse add an…

📍 Columbus, Cherokee County

HISTORY

Cherokee County Frontier Military Historic Byway

A designated Kansas Scenic Byway, the Kansas section of the military road…

📍 Cherokee County

HISTORIC WATER TOWER

Cherokee Historic Water Tower

The plaque on the tall cylindrical red-brick water tower reads, "Cherokee Water…

📍 Cherokee, Crawford County

STAN HERD MURAL

Cherokee Strip Land Rush Mural

The 1992 Stan Herd outdoor mural pays tribute to the Cherokee Strip…

📍 Arkansas City, Cowley County

MEMORIAL

Cherokee Strip Marker

A large granite marker atop a stair-step limestone base memorializes the thousands…

📍 Arkansas City, Cowley County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS GEOGRAPHY FINALIST

Cherokee Strip Museum

When the gun fired at noon on September 16, 1893, the great…

📍 Arkansas City, Cowley County

CHEROKEE TRAIL

Cherokee Trail Marker

Look into the pasture north of Munson and NW 80 (St. Joseph)…

📍 Potwin, Butler County

NATIVE AMERICAN

Cherry Creek Encampment

The Cheyenne survivors (83 men and 95 women and children) of the…

📍 Cheyenne County

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