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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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MUSEUM

City of Marion Historical Museum

The ornate wood ceiling and elaborate stained-glass windows inside this former 1887…

📍 Marion, Marion County

ARCHITECTURE

City of Native Stone

The many historic Cottonwood Limestone buildings have earned Alma the designation City…

📍 Alma, Wabaunsee County

CUSTOMS

City of Swans

Images of the graceful white bird adorn the town. Statues sit at…

📍 La Cygne, Linn County

ART

Civil War Horse and Mule Memorial

This poignant sculpture by artist Tessa Pullan of a noble and weary…

📍 Fort Riley, Geary County

CIVIL WAR

Civil War Markers

Twelve limestone markers placed throughout the town feature etched marble plaques that…

📍 Humboldt, Allen County

CIVIL WAR

Civil War Monument

From U.S. 36, ¾ mile north on N. 9th. In Bellemont Cemetery,…

📍 Wathena, Doniphan County

CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS (CCC)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Memorial and…

Just inside the state park entrance a memorial honors not only the…

📍 Crawford County

PEOPLE

Clara Barton

Barton County is the only Kansas county named for a woman, Civil…

📍 Hoisington, Barton County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Clarice Osborne Memorial Chapel

Built in 1864 in Sproxton, England, this quaint little Methodist chapel was…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

MURAL

Clarissa Kramer Mural

On an exterior tile wall in this one-block downtown district, Clarissa Kramer…

📍 Longford, Clay County

HISTORIC HOME

Clark-Robidoux House

This 1880 frame house was built in the Gothic Revival style by…

📍 Wallace, Wallace County

MUSEUM

Clay County Historical Museum

The Clay County Historical Museum moved into the former Orr's Furniture City…

📍 Clay Center, Clay County

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