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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC BUILDING

Community House

'Community House' is etched above the door on this three-story brick building…

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

GRAIN ELEVATOR

Concordia Flour Mill

The Concordia Flour Mill was erected in 1912 at a cost of…

📍 Concordia, Cloud County

GRAIN ELEVATOR

Concrete Grain Elevators and Scale House

Like the grain elevator with the astronaut mural, the small unassuming concrete…

📍 Chapman, Dickinson County

BLEEDING KANSAS

Constitution Hall

The Topeka Constitutional Convention met here in 1855 and drafted the first…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS HISTORY FINALIST

Constitution Hall State Historic Site

The origin of the Civil War can be traced to Lecompton and…

📍 Lecompton, Douglas County

HISTORY

Controversial Post Office

The story goes that an attempt to heal the north-south (Pomeroy-Hill) feud…

📍 Hill City, Graham County

SPRING

Conway Springs Springhouse

Named for its mineral spring, the town became a focal point for…

📍 Conway Springs, Sumner County

ARCHITECTURE

Coolidge Historic Buildings

Two limestone structures, the 1886 limestone City Hall (210 Wheeler) and the…

📍 Coolidge, Hamilton County

HISTORIC JAIL

Coolidge Historic Jail

On the south side of the road the lone limestone building, built…

📍 Coolidge, Hamilton County

HISTORIC WATER TOWER

Coolidge Historic Water Tower

The 1887 brick and limestone water tower features nearly four-foot-thick walls and…

📍 Coolidge, Hamilton County

SANTA FE TRAIL

Coolidge Santa Fe Trail Marker

Set on the actual trail, this DAR marker is the westernmost indicator…

📍 Coolidge, Hamilton County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ARCHITECTURE

Cooper Barn

Part of the Prairie Museum of Art and History complex, the largest…

📍 Colby, Thomas County

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