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VETERANS MEMORIAL

All Veterans Memorial

In 1991 Emporia dedicated the first memorial in the nation to honor…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

NATIVE AMERICAN

Allegawaho Memorial Heritage Park

Once owned by the Kaw (Kanza) Nation, this area was part of…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

COURTHOUSE GROUNDS

Allen County Courthouse Grounds

Iola can legitimately claim it is home to the nation's largest downtown…

📍 Iola, Allen County

MUSEUM

Allen County Museum

Excellent exhibits about the history of each of Allen County's towns and…

📍 Iola, Allen County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Allen Historic Buildings

A number of interesting historic structures reside in this tiny town—the two-story…

📍 Allen, Lyon County

HISTORY

Alton Historical Marker

Erected in front of the former 1882 Bull City Bank, the marker…

📍 Alton, Osborne County

IRRIGATION

Amazon Ditch

Entrepreneurs such as Asa Soule of Eureka Canal fame and C.J. 'Buffalo'…

📍 Kearny County

MUSEUM

Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum

Amelia was born in the home of her grandparents, Judge Alfred and…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS PEOPLE

Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum

Exhibits here capture the daring spirit that led Amelia Earhart to become…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

HISTORICAL MARKER

America's Park

The park was named for Catherine America Hoffman, who donated the land…

📍 Enterprise, Dickinson County

MEMORIAL

American Doughboy Statue

A replica of E.M. Viquesney's "Spirit of the American Doughboy" WWI memorial…

📍 Parsons, Labette County

CURIOSITY

American Gas Pump

Through several discussions, many locals think that this little red pump probably…

📍 Wheaton, Pottawatomie County

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