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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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VETERANS MEMORIAL

B-29 All Veterans Memorial

From U.S. 400, 4 miles north on Main/U.S. 281, then just west…

📍 Pratt, Pratt County

AVIATION

B-29 Memorial

From K-96, 2 ¾ miles west on 10th (W. Barton County), 1…

📍 Great Bend, Barton County

MUSEUM

B-29 Museum

Inside the Parachute Building. This new museum features exhibits and archives from…

📍 Pratt, Pratt County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Baker University

Founded in 1858, Baker is the oldest four-year college in the state.…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

GARDEN

Baker University Fountain

A fountain, dedicated in 2007 at 8th commemorates Baker University's 150th anniversary,…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

HISTORY

Bald Eagle

Lecompton was originally called Bald Eagle because of the bald eagles that…

📍 Lecompton, Douglas County

HISTORIC DEPOT

Bancroft Depot Museum

The Bancroft Depot Museum is housed in one of only two surviving…

📍 Bancroft, Nemaha County

BURGLER ALARM

Bank Robbery Alarm

On the east side of the First Commerce Bank of Blue Rapids…

📍 Blue Rapids, Marshall County

HISTORIC BUILDING

Banker's Loan and Trust Building

Thank you, Monte Wentz, for bringing new life to this stunning 1888…

📍 Concordia, Cloud County

CURIOSITY

Barbara and Mabel Streets

Why does the town have streets named Barbara and Mabel? Barbara was…

📍 Havensville, Pottawatomie County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Barclay College

Haviland is probably the smallest town in the state with an institution…

📍 Haviland, Kiowa County

LIBRARY

Barnard Library

The limestone 1937 Barnard Library was a WPA project built in 1937.…

📍 LaCrosse, Rush County

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