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HISTORIC DEPOT

Atchison County Historical Society Museum and…

Start your explorations here to learn about Atchison's early history. Lewis and…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

DRIVING TOURS

Atchison Historic Homes

Because Atchison is one of the oldest towns (established in 1855) in…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

HISTORICAL MARKER

Atchison Historical Marker

South of a covered pedestrian bridge crossing a small creek, a DAR…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

PARK

Atchison Lewis and Clark Pavilion

An interpretive open-air pavilion commemorates the Lewis and Clark Expedition stopping here…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

TOUR

Atchison Trolley

Trolley tours provide a close-up perspective of the architecture, history, commerce, and…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

VISITOR CENTER

Atchison Visitor Information Center

Visitor guides; self-guided tours of historic homes, art, and downtown; hiking maps;…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

HISTORIC HOME

August Jaedicke Home

August Jaedicke emigrated from Prussia and was one of the first settlers…

📍 Hanover, Washington County

MUSEUM

Augusta Historical Museum

The oil industry has been vital to Augusta's history, and its saga…

📍 Augusta, Butler County

HISTORIC JAIL

Aurora Historic Jail

Worth seeing is this restored jail constructed in 1889 from native stone.…

📍 Aurora, Cloud County

HISTORIC HOME

Axtell Historic Home

The large white frame house was built in the early 1900s and…

📍 Axtell, Marshall County

PONY EXPRESS

Axtell Pony Express Marker

Standing on the west side of the road, an old and weathered…

📍 Axtell, Marshall County

MEMORIAL

B-24 Bomber Memorial

Near this spot 11 servicemen lost their lives when their WWII B-24-D…

📍 Osborne County

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