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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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STATUE

Coronado Statue

A bronze statue of Francisco Vazquez de Coronado by sculptor Eldon Tefft…

📍 Liberal, Seward County

AGRICULTURE

Council Grove Old Stone Barn

Seth Hays built the Big John limestone bank barn in 1871, now…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

CEMETERY

County Cemetery and Poor House

It's a rare sight to see a sign announcing a county cemetery.…

📍 Saline County

ART

Courtland Arts Center's Arch

Around 1890 Swedish immigrant John Sederlin built a limestone barn with a…

📍 Courtland, Republic County

BARN

Crossdale Barn

From Oregon, 1½ miles north on U.S. 73. Look closely at the…

📍 Hiawatha, Brown County

PARK

Cunningham Park

Named for Glenn Cunningham, world record-setting miler and Olympian who grew up…

📍 Elkhart, Morton County

CEMETERY

Curry Grave

You'll find the grave of famed artist John Steuart Curry (1897- 1946)…

📍 Winchester, Jefferson County

HERITAGE

Czech Capital of Kansas

Immigrants from Czechoslovakia began settling here in 1874, and 100 years later…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

MUSEUM

Czech Memorial Museum

A former Methodist church and the Royal Neighbors of America building are…

📍 Jennings, Decatur County

PEOPLE

D.R. Anthony (1824-1904)

Newspaper editor and Susan B. Anthony's brother, D.R. Anthony is buried east…

📍 Lansing, Leavenworth County

HISTORY

Dalton Death Alley

Just north of the newer Condon Bank. An audio recording relates the…

📍 Coffeyville, Montgomery County

MUSEUM

Dalton Defenders Museum

The feature display centers on the Dalton Gang robberies and honors the…

📍 Coffeyville, Montgomery County

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