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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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ARCHITECTURE

Stone Arch

As you travel on U.S. 81, you may notice a stone arch…

📍 Ottawa County

STONE ARCH BRIDGE

Stone Arch Bridge and Trail

Fox Creek Bridge (NRHP) is a beautiful 1918 single-arch bridge in the…

📍 Strong City, Chase County

STONE ARCH BRIDGE

Stone Arch Bridges

Cowley County is the Stone Bridge Capital of Kansas. Built between 1890…

📍 Around the county, Cowley County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Stone Bridge Tour

The abundance of native limestone provided a natural resource for building bridges…

📍 Ness County

HISTORIC BRIDGE

Stone Bridges Scenic Back Road

At this point you'll see the Whitewater River Masonry Bridge, a single-arch…

📍 Butler County

SCULPTURE

Stone Buffalo Sculpture

This 50-ton, 23x15-foot behemoth can't hide! Made of concrete, rocks, and stones,…

📍 Wells, Ottawa County

SCENIC DRIVE

Stone Buffalo Sculpture Scenic Back Road

 In the last mile on Kiowa look for the graffiti carved into…

📍 Wells, Ottawa County

CELLAR

Stone Cave

In the early 1900s a hotel stood in front of this stone…

📍 Palmer, Washington County

AFRICAN AMERICAN

Stone Dugout

When settlers from Nicodemus traveled to Stockton for supplies they needed a…

📍 Stockton, Rooks County

ART

Stone Gallery

Famous stone sculptor Pete Felten lived and worked at the studio and…

📍 Hays, Ellis County

POST OFFICE

Stone Post Office

Downtown has a pleasant nostalgic look, and one sweet spot is the…

📍 Douglass, Butler County

ART STUDIO

Stone Street Arts

Chet Cale is a professional sculptor working with stone, bronze, clay, and…

📍 Great Bend, Barton County

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