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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC BUILDING(S)

Schulte-Lyon Kimpler Building

The Schulte-Lyon Kimpler Building is the oldest wooden building in town, built…

📍 Ellinwood, Barton County

MUSEUM

Schuyler Museum

Named for an early settler who moved to this area in 1854,…

📍 Burlingame, Osage County

BAR AND RESTAURANT

Scipio Supper Club

Story swapping about the best steak houses always includes Scipio. Although known…

📍 Scipio, Anderson County

HISTORIC SCHOOL

Scott City High School

The exquisite entrance to the 1930 Scott City High School, with its…

📍 Scott City, Scott County

MURAL(S)

Scott City Mural

Kansas Artists AvNell Mayfield and Larry Caldwell were sponsored by the Scott…

📍 Scott City, Scott County

COMMERCE

Scott Cooperative Association

These towns might be small, but their significance to agriculture is great.…

📍 Modoc, Scott County

AGRICULTURE

Scott County Agriculture

Scott County consistently ranks in the top agriculture-producing counties in the state…

📍 Scott County

COURTHOUSE

Scott County Courthouse

Constructed of red brick with limestone trim, this 1924 Modern Eclecticism courthouse…

📍 Scott City, Scott County

VETERANS MEMORIAL

Scott County Veterans Plaza

An impressive landscaped plaza honors Scott County veterans and Gold Star Mothers.…

📍 Scott City, Scott County

OREGON TRAIL

Scott Springs Oregon Trail Park

In commemoration of this significant site on the Oregon-California Trail, Ernest White…

📍 Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County

HISTORIC BUILDING(S)

Scottish Rite Temple

This three-story Tudor Revival building constructed in 1909 was the base for…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

SCOUT CABIN

Scout Cabin

Should you have the chance to step inside this 1937 Boy Scout…

📍 Osborne, Osborne County

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