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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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CEMETERY

Fort Scott National Cemetery

The trolley-guided and self-guided tours point out gravestones for U.S. Colored troops,…

📍 Fort Scott, Bourbon County

MUSEUM

Fort Wallace Museum

You'll see first-class exhibits at this destination museum about area paleontology; the…

📍 Wallace, Wallace County

MUSEUM

Fossil Station Museum

Originally named Fossil Station, this castle-like building was built in 1907 to…

📍 Russell, Russell County

HISTORICAL MARKER

Founder Marker

Under the limestone Alton sign, a granite marker commemorates town founders Hiram…

📍 Alton, Osborne County

LIBRARY

Frank Carlson Library

A room in the public library honors Frank Carlson, former Kansas governor,…

📍 Concordia, Cloud County

PARK

Frank Herrmann Park

As a local newspaper related, when a woman broke a butter mold…

📍 Webber, Jewell County

PEOPLE

Fred Harvey (1853-1901)

Founder of the famous Harvey House, Harvey is buried alongside his wife,…

📍 Lansing, Leavenworth County

HISTORIC HOME

Fred Harvey Home

Fred Harvey established the first restaurant chain in the United States, tying…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

VETERANS MEMORIAL

Freedom is Not Free Plaque

A "Freedom is Not Free" plaque stands as a memorial to the…

📍 Herington, Dickinson County

CUSTOMS

Freeport Coffee

You're invited to the Freeport coffee, which takes place the first and…

📍 Freeport, Harper County

FRENCH CANADIAN

French Canadian Settlement

The welcome sign to Damar tells us French Canadians settled here in…

📍 Damar, Rooks County

ATTRACTIONS

Gage Park

The park was once the Gage family farm, but in 1899 it…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

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