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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC OPERA HOUSE

Potter's Opera House

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

📍 Coolidge, Hamilton County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Potts Ford Historic Bridge

Here a one-lane 1884 iron truss bridge built by the Wrought Iron…

📍 Glasco, Cloud County

ARCHITECTURE

Potwin Place Historic District

From 1888 to 1899 Potwin Place was a separate city from Topeka,…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

LIBRARY

Potwin Public Library

Potwin's first bank now houses the public library. You'll find the restroom…

📍 Potwin, Butler County

HISTORIC HOME(S)

Poulet House

Alexis Poulet, a prominent businessman in White Cloud, built this Italianate home…

📍 White Cloud, Doniphan County

BAR AND GRILL

Pour Decisions

Shawn Schwindt opened Pour Decisions after her husband, a volunteer first responder,…

📍 Elkhart, Morton County

OBSERVATORY

Powell Observatory

Here's your chance to take a long look through one of the…

📍 Louisburg, Miami County

NATIVE AMERICAN

Prairie Band of the Potawatomi Nation

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

📍 Mayetta, Jackson County

FABRIC

Prairie Flower Crafts

In 1970 Sara Fair Sleeper responded to the need for a quilting…

📍 Alden, Rice County

FABRIC

Prairie Flower Quilt Company

It is a haven for quilters throughout the region! In stock are…

📍 Leoti, Wichita County

CEMETERY

Prairie Grove Cemetery

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

📍 Cottonwood Falls, Chase County

RESTAURANT

Prairie House Cafe

Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench and movie actor Kevin Costner have…

📍 Leon, Butler County

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