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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SANTA FE TRAIL

Cottonwood River Crossing of the Santa…

A little kiosk displays three interpretive panels about the Cottonwood Crossing on…

📍 Durham, Marion County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Council Grove Carnegie Library

Now home to the Morris County Historical Society, the 1918 library building…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Council Grove Depots

A rare Missouri-Kansas-Texas (KATY) depot standing on its original site is this…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Council Grove Football Stadium

The high school football stadium and stone wall were built by the…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

AGRICULTURE

Council Grove Old Stone Barn

Seth Hays built the Big John limestone bank barn in 1871, now…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

SECTION ART

Council Grove Post Office and Mural

"Autumn Colors" is the title of this 1941 Section artwork by Charles…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS HISTORY

Council Grove Treaty

A treaty signed in 1825 with the Great Osage and the Little…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

SANTA FE TRAIL

Council Oak

Before a windstorm destroyed this tree in 1958, it was 70 feet…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

HISTORIC HOME

Country Club Heights

A long-standing stone kiosk with slate roof welcomes you to Country Club…

📍 Salina, Saline County

CEMETERY

County Cemetery and Poor House

It's a rare sight to see a sign announcing a county cemetery.…

📍 Saline County

ART

Courtland Arts Center's Arch

Around 1890 Swedish immigrant John Sederlin built a limestone barn with a…

📍 Courtland, Republic County

SHOP STOPS

Cousin Eddie's Visitor Center & Antique…

Ever since Clark W. Griswold and his family stopped in Coolidge to…

📍 Coolidge, Hamilton County

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