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VETERANS MEMORIAL

Veteran Monuments

Veterans are respectfully honored with many memorials throughout Emporia. Civil War Veterans…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

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Veterans Day Founder

Alvin King, an Emporia shoe salesman whose nephew had died in combat…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

HISTORY

Victoria

When George Grant came to the United States from England in 1872,…

📍 Victoria, Ellis County

HISTORIC HOME(S)

Victorian Homes

William Fitzgerald is credited with building 85 percent of Waterville's homes before…

📍 Waterville, Marshall County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Vinland Presbyterian Church

The quaint 1879 Presbyterian church is now a private residence and its…

📍 Vinland, Douglas County

AVIATION

Vinland Valley Aerodrome

A marker in the northwest corner of town recognizes Delbert Chanay who…

📍 Vinland, Douglas County

ACTOR OR ACTRESS

Vivian Vance

Vivian Vance is probably best known as Ethel Mertz, sidekick to Lucille…

📍 Cherryvale, Montgomery County

CEMETERY

Wabaunsee Cemetery

The attractive glacial stone gateway is dedicated to the valiant pioneers of…

📍 Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County

MUSEUM

Wabaunsee County Historical Museum

Photo and artifact displays provide excellent information of the area's many historic…

📍 Alma, Wabaunsee County

ART

Walker Art Gallery

During the 1930s and 1940s Maynard Walker was a primary promoter of…

📍 Garnett, Anderson County

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Walter Johnson Birthplace

A Humboldt native, Johnson was one of the premiere baseball pitchers when…

📍 Humboldt, Allen County

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Walter Johnson in Coffeyville

Baseball Hall of Famer Walter "The Big Train" Johnson pitched for the…

📍 Coffeyville, Montgomery County

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