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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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MURAL

Arma Mural

In 2009 local artist Gary Lofts and his wife, Susan, spearheaded a…

📍 Arma, Crawford County

VETERANS MEMORIAL

Arma Veterans Memorial

Built shortly after WWII, this memorial now honors local veterans who served…

📍 Arma, Crawford County

TOWNSITE

Around Burden

Explore the town until you've found the historic jail, several wooden quilt…

📍 Burden, Cowley County

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA)

Art Deco Community Building

Distinctively art deco with its pleasant lines and symmetrical design, the structure…

📍 Edna, Labette County

ART

Art in Bickerdyke Park

A 12-foot sculpture of an angel, made from the steel of oil-field…

📍 Russell, Russell County

MEMORIAL

Arthur Capper Memorial

The state's first Kansas-born governor, Arthur Capper (1865-1951) entered the world in…

📍 Garnett, Anderson County

WELSH

Arvonia

In 1869 many Welsh immigrants came to the area for mining and…

📍 Arvonia, Osage County

CEMETERY

Arvonia Cemetery

Due to this community's Welsh ties it is not surprising to see…

📍 Arvonia, Osage County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Arvonia School

Designed by the first state architect, John Haskell, the 1872 native stone…

📍 Arvonia, Osage County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Ash Rock Church

Built in 1882, this beautiful limestone building is known locally as the…

📍 Woodston, Rooks County

MURAL

Astronaut Outdoor Mural

A large mural recognizing Chapman native Joe Engle hangs on the north…

📍 Chapman, Dickinson County

COURTHOUSE

Atchison County Courthouse

George Washburn designed this grand 1897 limestone Romanesque Revival structure, which features…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

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