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MEMORIAL

Anthony 9-11 Memorial

In response to the 9-11 tragedy, the community of Anthony raised and…

📍 Anthony, Harper County

MUSEUM

Anthony Historical Museum

The late 1880s and early 1900s in Anthony are the focus of…

📍 Anthony, Harper County

MEMORIAL

Antietam Circle

Civil War veterans purchased the southwest corner of this impressive cemetery in…

📍 Parsons, Labette County

MUSEUM

Appanoose Area Museum

The history of surrounding small towns, a covered wagon replica, a 1920…

📍 Pomona, Franklin County

TOWN NAME

Arabelle Tutton

Incorporated in 1878, Belleville was named for founder A.B. Tutton's wife Arabelle.

📍 Belleville, Republic County

ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOOD

Argentine

The town had its beginning in 1880 when many workers for the…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Argentine Carnegie Library

Built in 1917, this Neoclassical Revival structure is one of the last…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

MURAL

Argentine Outdoor Mural

Jesus Ortiz, Joe Faus, and Alisha Gambino spent ten months completing "Anthology…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

STEPS

Argentine Steps

Why is a street sign at the base of these concrete steps?…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

HISTORICAL MARKER

Arkansas City Historical Markers

The first of three historical markers recounts the Cherokee Strip Land Rush,…

📍 Arkansas City, Cowley County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Arkansas Valley Interurban Railroad

In the early 1900s the electric-powered Arkansas Valley Interurban Railroad provided passenger…

📍 Halstead, Harvey County

HISTORIC HOME

Arlen Specter

Drive by the boyhood home of Pennsylvania U.S. senator Arlen Specter.

📍 Russell, Russell County

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