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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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BAND SHELL

Peter Brack Memorial Band Shell

You'll find the Peter Brack memorial band shell in City Park. A…

📍 Otis, Rush County

MEMORIAL

Peter Pan Park

William Allen White (8 Wonders of Kansas People) and his wife, Sallie,…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

MEMORIAL

Petersen Memorial Highway

In 1990 the Kansas legislature designated the 10-mile stretch of U.S. 75…

📍 Netawaka, Jackson County

MEMORIAL

Piatt Memorial

A granite monument memorializes the tragic events of January 16, 1965, when…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

HISTORICAL MARKER(S)

Pike's Monument

The monument is at the end of the drive. Captain Zebulon Pike…

📍 Delphos, Ottawa County

MEMORIAL

Pilot Memorial

Set on a granite base in front of the post office, a…

📍 Plainville, Rooks County

HISTORY

Pilsen History

Tiny Pilsen was settled as a Czech community around 1874. If you…

📍 Pilsen, Marion County

CEMETERY

Pioneer Cemetery

Thomas MacKenzie, a White City founder, and a few others were buried…

📍 White City, Morris County

PETE FELTEN SCULPTURE

Pioneer Sculpture

Created in 1971 by Pete Felten, this four-member Pioneer Family 'resides' on…

📍 Oberlin, Decatur County

MEMORIAL

Pioneers, O Pioneers Monument

This seven-ton granite monument was erected in 1969 by the children of…

📍 Downs, Osborne County

CEMETERY

Pleasant Hill Cemetery

The arched memorial to the Brown family of Brown Grand Theatre fame…

📍 Concordia, Cloud County

HISTORY

Pledge of Allegiance

Controversy will always exist about whether Frank E. Bellamy, a Cherryvale high…

📍 Cherryvale, Montgomery County

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