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MEMORIAL

St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park

Pass through a replica stockade entrance into the park, once the site…

📍 Centerville, Linn County

HISTORIC CHURCH

St. Stanislaus Catholic Church

This beautifully tended Spanish style church was dedicated in 1931. Additions and…

📍 Ingalls, Gray County

RESTAURANT

Stacy's Restaurant

This sweet little Valentine Diner has been a mainstay for local folks…

📍 Grandview Plaza, Geary County

CEMETERY

Stafford Cemetery

The resting place of one of Stafford's early influential families, the Larabee…

📍 Stafford, Stafford County

COURTHOUSE

Stafford County Courthouse

An unusual triangular shape is the trademark of this 1929 Modern Eclecticism…

📍 St. John, Stafford County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS COMMERCE

Stafford County Flour Mill

Head for the tall grain elevators to find one of the few…

📍 Hudson, Stafford County

MUSEUM

Stafford County Historical Museum

Ask at the office for a tour of the museum complex, whose…

📍 Stafford, Stafford County

STAINED GLASS

Stafford First Methodist Episcopal Church

Very uncommon for churches of this period, the exterior of this 1926…

📍 Stafford, Stafford County

STAGE LINE

Stage Coach Station Number 15

In 1859 William Russell and John Jones operated the Leavenworth and Pike's…

📍 Norton, Norton County

HISTORICAL MARKER(S)

Stage Line Marker

At the junction of 10 and 11 a limestone marker holds a…

📍 Oxford, Sumner County

ART

Stained-Glass Tour

A colorful way to enjoy the town is through the stained-glass windows…

📍 Glasco, Cloud County

ART GALLERY

Stan Herd Art Gallery

A Protection native, Stan is internationally known for his earthworks--using soil, crops,…

📍 Protection, Comanche County

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