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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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STAN HERD MURAL

Stan Herd Outdoor Mural

Stan's depiction of the coin toss that decided the town's name dresses…

📍 Wilmore, Comanche County

MURAL(S)

Stan Herd Outdoor Murals

Two 1998 Stan Herd murals on the Kingman County Museum's north wall…

📍 Kingman, Kingman County

SCULPTURE

Stan Herd Sculptures

Here you'll see two giant stone sculptures by artist Stan Herd. Ancient…

📍 Parsons, Labette County

COURTHOUSE

Stanton County Courthouse

Multicolored brick creates the handsome exterior of this 1926 Modern Eclecticism structure.…

📍 Johnson City, Stanton County

MUSEUM

Stanton County Museum

Inside a handsome sandstone shop built by the WPA in 1935, county…

📍 Johnson City, Stanton County

OIL AND GAS

Stapleton No.1

Stapleton No.1 was the 1915 discovery well in the El Dorado oil…

📍 El Dorado, Butler County

MUSEUM

Stars and Stripes Military Museum

Guide Cheryl Everhart tells compelling stories about items on display here, such…

📍 Canton, McPherson County

SCENIC DRIVE

State Fishing Lake to Ashland Scenic…

This southern unpaved road from the lake to U.S. 160 at Ashland…

📍 Near Minneola, Clark County

THEATRE

State Theatre

The State Theatre first opened in 1948 and has now been renovated.…

📍 Larned, Pawnee County

GEOGRAPHY

State's Geological Center Point

The Kansas Geological Survey determined that the state's center is about 1½…

📍 Bushton, Rice County

STATUE

Statehouse Grounds

On the south lawn is the Robert Merrell Gage sculpture of a…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

MUSEUM

Stauth Memorial Museum

Look for the copper roof! This facility features the worldwide travel adventures…

📍 Montezuma, Gray County

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