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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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BRICKS

Bricklaying Contest

Had you been traveling muddy roads for years in your Model T…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

Brown v. Board of Education National…

The story of the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

HISTORIC HOME

Brownstone Hall

Drive by this 23-room Victorian home built in 1883 for Colonel Napoleon…

📍 Concordia, Cloud County

SANTA FE TRAIL

Buffalo Bill Mathewson Well and Cow…

From U.S. 56, 1 mile south on 12. A simple, modern pavilion…

📍 Lyons, Rice County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ART

Buffalo Bill Sculpture

Just as Buffalo Bill Cody seemed larger than life, this Charlie Norton…

📍 Oakley, Logan County

MEMORIAL

Buffalo Soldier Memorial

A nine-foot bronze statue of a buffalo soldier and his horse is…

📍 Junction City, Geary County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS PEOPLE FINALIST

Buffalo Soldier Monument

General Colin Powell initiated this sculpture project to honor African American soldiers…

📍 Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

PEOPLE

Buhler Settlers

Paying tribute to the area's settlers is a granite plaque on a…

📍 Buhler, Reno County

MUSEUM

Bukovina Society

Located in the former First Congregational Church (NRHP), the Society's headquarters operate…

📍 Ellis, Ellis County

NATIVE AMERICAN

Bunker Hill Cemetery

Pawnee Chief Spotted Horse, the first person to be buried in this…

📍 Bunker Hill, Russell County

MUSEUM

Bunker Hill Museum

Housed in an 1872 limestone Lutheran church, the museum preserves and exhibits…

📍 Bunker Hill, Russell County

CEMETERY

Burdick United Methodist Cemetery

In Burdick United Methodist Cemetery, flat stones are stacked carefully around two…

📍 Burdick, Morris County

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