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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC CHURCH

St. John Nepomucene Church

Father Emil J. Kapaun (8 Wonders of Kansas People), who has been…

📍 Pilsen, Marion County

HISTORIC CHURCH

St. John the Baptist Church

Part of the Brenner Vineyards Historic District (NRHP), this red-brick church was…

📍 Doniphan, Doniphan County

HISTORIC CHURCH

St. Martha's A.M.E. Church

It is believed that African Americans settled in Doniphan County around 1860.…

📍 Highland, Doniphan County

HISTORIC CHURCH

St. Martin of Tours Church

Father M.K. Berry, the first resident priest of St. Martin of Tours…

📍 Caldwell, Sumner County

HISTORY

St. Mary's Mission

In 1848 Jesuit priest Father Hoecken established St. Mary's Mission to educate…

📍 St. Marys, Pottawatomie County

MEMORIAL

St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park

Pass through a replica stockade entrance into the park, once the site…

📍 Centerville, Linn County

CEMETERY

Stafford Cemetery

The resting place of one of Stafford's early influential families, the Larabee…

📍 Stafford, Stafford County

MUSEUM

Stars and Stripes Military Museum

Guide Cheryl Everhart tells compelling stories about items on display here, such…

📍 Canton, McPherson County

STATUE

Statehouse Grounds

On the south lawn is the Robert Merrell Gage sculpture of a…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

MUSEUM

Stauth Memorial Museum

Look for the copper roof! This facility features the worldwide travel adventures…

📍 Montezuma, Gray County

HISTORY

Steele Homestead

Herbert Steele homesteaded here in 1888, and in 1909 he and his…

📍 Scott County

MEMORIAL

Steele Memorial

Across from the Steele homestead. Looking up and across from the Steele…

📍 Scott County

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