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CEMETERY

David Nation

David Nation, Carry Nation's second husband, is buried in Highland Cemetery on…

📍 Medicine Lodge, Barber County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ART FINALIST

Davis Memorial

From U.S. 73, ½ mile east on Iowa to Mount Hope Cemetery.…

📍 Hiawatha, Brown County

PEOPLE

Deafy Boular Statue

The plaque on this Aleda Haug sculpture tells the story of William…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

COURTHOUSE

Decatur County Courthouse

Built in 1927 with orange brick and stone trim, this Modern Eclecticism…

📍 Oberlin, Decatur County

MUSEUM

Decatur County Last Indian Raid Museum

The events of the 1878 Indian raid in Kansas are told here…

📍 Oberlin, Decatur County

CEMETERY

Delaware Cemetery

The burials here date from between the 1820s and the early 1960s.…

📍 Lansing, Leavenworth County

CEMETERY

Delaware Cemetery

From E. 10th, 1 ½ miles north on Main (becomes 222). The…

📍 Eudora, Douglas County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Delaware River Composite Truss Bridge

A rare example of a combination bridge, this 1936 steel structure (358…

📍 Valley Falls, Jefferson County

COMMERCE

Delp Christmas Tree Farm

The tree farm began in 1959 and is believed to be the…

📍 St. John, Stafford County

HISTORIC HOME

Deming House

The spectacular Deming House combines several architectural styles, including Neoclassical, Dutch Colonial…

📍 Oswego, Labette County

HISTORY

Democratic Headquarters

The small renovated stone building served as Kansas Territory's first Democratic headquarters,…

📍 Lecompton, Douglas County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Denmark Hall

In recent years, the Denmark Preservation Foundation has done an excellent job…

📍 Denmark, Lincoln County

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