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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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STONE WALL

The Wall

The 1934 WPA retaining wall is locally known as 'the wall' and…

📍 Marysville, Marshall County

HISTORIC BUILDING(S)

The Warehouse/Farmers Elevator Co.

In years past, this limestone building was the hub of ag commerce…

📍 Sylvan Grove, Lincoln County

SODA FOUNTAIN

The West Pharm

You can still order the old soda fountain favorites—shakes, malts, sodas, sundaes—but…

📍 Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County

COFFEE

The White Peacock Tea and Coffee…

Gourmet fair-trade coffees, teas, healthy foods, tasty pastries, gluten-free treats, and chocolates…

📍 Lindsborg, McPherson County

SHOP STOPS

The Workroom

If you're thinking about customizing your home decor design, the Workroom is…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

HISTORIC CHURCH

Thee Chapel

Local residents reconstructed this former oil-field house and later a fishing cabin…

📍 Cambridge, Cowley County

ANTIQUES

Then & Now Mercantile

Antiques and vintage collectibles, art, and a few new finds—bringing you a…

📍 Wellington, Sumner County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS CUSTOMS FINALIST

They Also Ran Gallery

Where losers are not forgotten! On the mezzanine of the First State…

📍 Norton, Norton County

BAKERY

Third Street Bakery

Third Street Bakery may be the go-to for donuts, cinnamon rolls and…

📍 Phillipsburg, Phillips County

PEOPLE

Thomas Carney (1824-1888)

Carney was the second governor of Kansas, serving from 1863 to 1864.…

📍 Lansing, Leavenworth County

COURTHOUSE

Thomas County Courthouse

"Spirit of the Prairie," a 1985 Charlie Norton bronze of a prairie…

📍 Colby, Thomas County

MEMORIAL

Thomas Edison Memorial

A rare Kansas memorial to Thomas Edison stands across from the old…

📍 Mankato, Jewell County

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