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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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ONE-ROOM SCHOOL

District No. 8 School and Cemetery

Although it closed in 1952, friends of the brown-brick District No. 8…

📍 Madison, Greenwood County

HISTORIC HOME

Ditto/Leach House

With its 14 gables, the 1890 Ditto/Leach House appears like a grand…

📍 Wamego, Pottawatomie County

PARK

Doerr-Vernon Park

A playground featuring a Fort Larned theme, historical signs, and a spray…

📍 Larned, Pawnee County

MURAL

Don Sprague Murals

The most famous of Don's outdoor murals is on the sidewalk in…

📍 Coffeyville, Montgomery County

TOWN STORY

Don't Spit on the Sidewalk

Cherryvale was once home to seven brick plants, including one that produced…

📍 Cherryvale, Montgomery County

CEMETERY

Doniphan Cemetery

The view from the cemetery of the Missouri River, bluffs, valley, and…

📍 Doniphan, Doniphan County

COURTHOUSE

Doniphan County Courthouse

Revered Kansas architect George Washburn designed this Romanesque Revival building completed in…

📍 Troy, Doniphan County

MEMORIAL

Doniphan County Courthouse Grounds

Gracing these environs are a replica Statue of Liberty, a plaque to…

📍 Troy, Doniphan County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Doniphan County Courthouse Square Historic District

Highlights of the 18-site, self-guided walking tour include the 1900 opera house;…

📍 Troy, Doniphan County

HISTORIC THEATRE

Doric Theatre & Oscar's Lounge

New life has been breathed into this historic building, which opened as…

📍 Elkhart, Morton County

BAKED GOODS

Dorrance Bankery

Step inside this former bank and enjoy baked goods and classic drinks,…

📍 Dorrance, Russell County

CUSTOMS

Double Parking

The double parallel parking in the middle of the street is not…

📍 Mulvane, Sumner County

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