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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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ATTRACTIONS

Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home

The family of Walter Chrysler, founder of the Chrysler automobile, moved to…

📍 Ellis, Ellis County

PARK

Wark Memorial Park

The park is named in honor of Montgomery County native George Wark,…

📍 Caney, Montgomery County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS PEOPLE FINALIST

Warkentin House

This opulent 1887 house was built for Mennonite entrepreneur Bernhard Warkentin. He…

📍 Newton, Harvey County

PRESIDENTIAL POINT OF INTEREST

Warren G. Harding

A 10-foot-tall granite memorial to President Warren G. Harding, who, during a…

📍 Hutchinson, Reno County

HISTORIC HOME(S)

Washington-Ames House

The Wichita County Historical Society took on a large and commendable project…

📍 Leoti, Wichita County

HISTORIC BUILDING(S)

Waugh Building

A double-arch corner entrance with marble columns brings your attention to this…

📍 Eskridge, Wabaunsee County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Wayside Chapel

Deep in a foxhole in Germany during WWII, Willis Reimer promised himself…

📍 Selkirk, Wichita County

HISTORIC HOME(S)

Welborn 'Doc' Barton House

Architecturally this rural Folk Victorian structure with eight exterior doorways is a…

📍 Ingalls, Gray County

MUSEUM

Wellsville Historical Museum

Preserved here is the community's heritage, which includes items once belonging to…

📍 Wellsville, Franklin County

MEMORIAL

West Park Memorial Shelter

Plaques paying tribute to local boys Kenny Shultz and Travis Franklin, both…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

PONY EXPRESS

Wetmore Cemetery

An etching of a galloping horse and rider adorns the granite gravestone…

📍 Wetmore, Nemaha County

STATUE

Wichita East High School Statue

Detailed statues of a trapper and American Indian stand atop the natural…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

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