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CEMETERY

Pony Express Grave

In Pine Hill Cemetery lies one of the oldest riders of the…

📍 Washington County

PONY EXPRESS

Pony Express Home Station No. 1

For 18 months courageous young Pony Express riders carried the mail across…

📍 Marysville, Marshall County

HISTORIC OPERA HOUSE

Potter's Opera House

Town blacksmith Garner T. Potter built this native limestone opera house during…

📍 Coolidge, Hamilton County

NATIVE AMERICAN

Prairie Band of the Potawatomi Nation

The Potawatomi tribe arrived in this area in 1846. At that time…

📍 Mayetta, Jackson County

CEMETERY

Prairie Grove Cemetery

Born in Cottonwood Falls, Dudley Doolittle (1881-1957) was a three-term U.S. congressman…

📍 Cottonwood Falls, Chase County

SCULPTURE

Prairie Passage Stone Sculpture Garden

Eight limestone pylons represent prominent individuals throughout Emporia's history. Designed by Emporian…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

PEOPLE

Prudence Crandall

In 1833 Prudence Crandall established the first black female academy in New…

📍 Elk Falls, Elk County

CEMETERY

Railroad Workers Memorial

In this small cemetery, a plaque on a large granite base, states…

📍 Victoria, Ellis County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS PEOPLE

Red Rocks State Historic Site

When you see the red Colorado sandstone house, you'll have found Red…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

BRICK STREETS

Red-Brick Streets of Goodland

The red-brick streets have quite the story. They were laid in 1921…

📍 Goodland, Sherman County

HISTORICAL MARKER(S)

Red-Disk Markers

In an effort to preserve area history, Fred Magley and his wife,…

📍 Cheyenne County

HISTORIC HOME(S)

Relihan Row

Relihan Row (also known as Millionaire Row) were homes for the wealthier…

📍 Smith Center, Smith County

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