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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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GEOGRAPHY

Eight Mile Corner

You'll see a 1903 windmill whose weather vane bears the names Kansas,…

📍 Morton County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS OVERALL

Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum Campus

Having a presidential library in your state means one thing: a president…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

MUSEUM

El Quartelejo Museum

Cattle and pioneer history, fossils, and American Indian heritage are showcased inside…

📍 Scott City, Scott County

NATIVE AMERICAN

El Quartelejo Pueblo Indian Ruins

In the late 1600s Taos Indians from the Southwest fled to this…

📍 Scott County

CEMETERY

Eleanor

While you're in the cemetery, look for the outhouse on the west…

📍 Iola, Allen County

HISTORICAL MARKER

Elgin Black Dog Trail Campsite Marker

The sign here marks one of the Osage campsites on the hunting…

📍 Elgin, Chautauqua County

CITY HALL

Elgin History

At some point around the turn of the century, Elgin was known…

📍 Elgin, Chautauqua County

BACK ROAD

Elgin to Hewins Scenic Back Road

The drive west from Elgin is winding, tree-lined, and scenery-packed with rock…

📍 Hewins, Chautauqua County

COURTHOUSE

Elk County Courthouse

Described as a Romanesque Revival hybrid, this 1908 courthouse of yellow brick…

📍 Howard, Elk County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Elk Falls Iron Truss Bridge

The flood of 1976 made it impossible to continue vehicular traffic across…

📍 Elk Falls, Elk County

WATERFALL

Elk River Falls

A grist and flour mill was built on this river in 1875…

📍 Elk Falls, Elk County

ARCHITECTURE

Elkhart City Hall

The WPA built this adobe building in 1937. To see evidence of…

📍 Elkhart, Morton County

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