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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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CEMETERY

Oak Hill Cemetery

Use this self-guided tour information so you won't miss finding the gravestones…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

CEMETERY

Olathe Memorial Cemetery

Highlights include the 1937 limestone chapel, the John Paulding WWI statue and…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

HISTORIC BUILDING(S)

Old Condon Bank

One of the two banks involved in the 1892 robbery attempt by…

📍 Coffeyville, Montgomery County

MUSEUM

Old Jefferson Town

Stroll through this preserved little village of yesterday. The showpiece is the…

📍 Oskaloosa, Jefferson County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Old Schoolhouse

On this old schoolhouse, now the community center, notice the two doors—one…

📍 Belvidere, Kiowa County

PEOPLE

Olive Ann Beech Marker

A large sign pays tribute to Olive Ann Mellor Beech (1903-1993) who,…

📍 Waverly, Coffey County

PEOPLE

Olympic Champions

Two track celebrities hail from this small western Kansas town. An illustrated…

📍 Elkhart, Morton County

SCULPTURE

Open Range Zoo

Kids will love finding Jim Dickerman's creatures along K-18 between Beverly and…

📍 Lincoln County

NATIVE AMERICAN

Opothleyahola Memorial

A small native stone shelter in the city park honors Opothleyahola (Yahola),…

📍 LeRoy, Coffey County

STATUE

Orphan Train Rider Statues

In front of the Cloud County Tourism office you'll find a statue…

📍 Concordia, Cloud County

HISTORICAL MARKER(S)

Osage Mission History

To advance Indian assimilation, religious denominations established more than 100 missions in…

📍 St. Paul, Neosho County

MUSEUM

Osawatomie Museum

A reconstructed Missouri Pacific depot is a handsome addition to this local…

📍 Osawatomie, Miami County

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