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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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CEMETERY

Mound City Woodland Cemetery

Thirty Union soldiers killed in the 1864 Civil War Battles of Mine…

📍 Mound City, Linn County

CEMETERY

Mount Allen Cemetery

Much history is tied to many of the gravestones here. In 1875…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

CEMETERY

Mount Calvary Cemetery

A handmade iron fence surrounds this cemetery, whose gravestones tell interesting stories.…

📍 Densmore, Norton County

CEMETERY

Mount Hope Cemetery

Mount Hope Cemetery is home to the first singing tower in a…

📍 Ellis, Ellis County

CEMETERY

Mount Hope Cemetery

William Inge (1913-1973) and his family are buried at the south end…

📍 Independence, Montgomery County

BLEEDING KANSAS

Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie Park

Rising out of the Flint Hills, Mount Mitchell is a 164-acre prairie…

📍 Wamego, Wabaunsee County

CEMETERY

Mount Muncie Cemetery

Situated on the Leavenworth-Lansing line, Mount Muncie is the final resting place…

📍 Lansing, Leavenworth County

CEMETERY

Mount Vernon Cemetery

Senator John J. Ingalls; Governors John A. Martin, Willis J. Bailey, and…

📍 Atchison, Atchison County

ART

Mr. Ichabod (Washburn campus)

Washburn University was named for its benefactor Ichabod Washburn. A bronze "Mr.…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

MUSEUM

Mulvane Historical Museum

A 1910 red-brick Santa Fe depot is home to this museum, which…

📍 Mulvane, Sumner County

MUSEUM

Museum of Cheyenne County

A likeness of astronaut Ron Evans' Apollo 17 module is displayed outside,…

📍 St. Francis, Cheyenne County

MUSEUM

Museum of Deaf History, Arts &…

Inside the Deaf Cultural Center you'll find one of the most interesting…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

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