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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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MUSEUM

Allen County Historical Society Museum

Excellent exhibits about the history of each of Allen County's towns and…

📍 Iola, Allen County

IRRIGATION

Amazon Ditch

Entrepreneurs such as Asa Soule of Eureka Canal fame and C.J. 'Buffalo'…

📍 Kearny County

MUSEUM

Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum

Amelia was born in the home of her grandparents, Judge Alfred and…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ART

Amelia Earhart Earthwork

A viewing deck at Warnock Lake offers the best perspective of the…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Amelia Earhart Memorial Bridge

Each night color-changing fiber-optic lighting outlines the Amelia Earhart Memorial Bridge, which…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS PEOPLE

Amelia Earhart, Atchison

Ameila Earhart is one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas People because…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

HISTORICAL MARKER

America's Park

The park was named for Catherine America Hoffman, who donated the land…

📍 Enterprise, Dickinson County

MEMORIAL

American Indian Heritage

In a landscaped circle look for a large stone with bronze plaques.…

📍 Paola, Miami County

CEMETERY

Amish Cemetery

In 2014 descendants of an Old Order Amish Community came from Iowa…

📍 Dodge City, Ford County

HISTORY

Ancient Indian Traders Trail

From U.S. 36, 1/2 mile west to K-161. From this junction to…

📍 Bird City, Cheyenne County

CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Anderson Memorial Library

Not only is this the second oldest Carnegie library in Kansas, it…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

MURAL

Angell Plow Outdoor Mural

This long 1980 Stan Herd mural depicts the use of the Angell…

📍 Plains, Meade County

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