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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORIC BUILDING(S)

Sol Miller Building

Sol Miller, who founded the Kansas Chief newspaper in 1857, constructed the…

📍 White Cloud, Doniphan County

POST OFFICE

Soldier Post Office

The double-arch entrance of the current post office (a former bank) matches…

📍 Soldier, Jackson County

CEMETERY

Soldier's Creek Cemetery

You'll see many cowboy gravestones decorated with horses, ranch names, and sentimental…

📍 Belvidere, Kiowa County

HISTORIC BUILDING(S)

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

Erected in 1924 to commemorate the sacrifice of the men of Wyandotte…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

MEMORIAL

Soldiers Monument

Five town defenders killed during the Battle of Osawatomie, including John Brown's…

📍 Osawatomie, Miami County

CEMETERY

Soldiers' Lot

From Military, 2 miles west on 12th/U.S. 166 (Baxter Springs Cemetery). Designated…

📍 Baxter Springs, Cherokee County

MURAL(S)

Solidarity Mural

Inside the Public Library, Wayne Wildcat's colorful mural illustrates the 1921 Pittsburg…

📍 Pittsburg, Crawford County

SPEAKEASY

Somerset Schoolhouse

In the 1920s and for several decades afterward, the Somerset Schoolhouse was…

📍 Paola, Miami County

BAR AND GRILL

Sonny's Tavern & Grill

It's a friendly tavern serving 3.2 beer, egg burgers, onion rings, and…

📍 Liebenthal, Rush County

MUSEUM

Souder's Historical Museum

In the 1960s Floyd and Norma Souder began preserving the area's history…

📍 Cheney, Sedgwick County

GRAIN ELEVATOR

Soukup and Kyner Elevators

North and south side of the railroad tracks nearest E. Although no…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

SHOP STOPS

Soul Sister Ceramics

The cuteness of this old-time filling station draws you in to this…

📍 Courtland, Republic County

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