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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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WALKING TRAILS

Willkomm Trail

An arrow on a post rock sign points south toward the Kansas…

📍 Perry, Jefferson County

SANTA FE TRAIL

Willow Springs Story Marker

Today you have to go out of your way to find Willow…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

CEMETERY

Wilson Cemetery

Not to be missed is the impressive granite Civil War monument featuring…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

COURTHOUSE

Wilson County Courthouse

Designed by Kiene & Bradley Architects of Topeka and built by Freeto…

📍 Fredonia, Wilson County

MUSEUM

Wilson County Museum

Early pioneer artifacts and area exhibits are displayed at this museum, housed…

📍 Fredonia, Wilson County

MUSEUM

Wilson Heritage Museum

The mission of the museum is to preserve and display the heritage…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

LAKE

Wilson Lake and State Park

Surrounded by the grasslands of post rock country, this clear lake provides…

📍 Russell County

SCENIC DRIVE

Wilson Lake Scenic Drive

From 1st, go ½ mile north on Winthrop (193), 1 mile east…

📍 Bunker Hill, Russell County

LUSTRON

Wilson Lustron Home

The buttery yellow Lustron home is one of only 90 of the…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

HISTORIC OPERA HOUSE

Wilson Opera House

Out of the ashes of the 2009 fire will come an open-air…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

PARK

Wilson Park

The rotunda at Wilson Park, built in 1918, once hosted the traveling…

📍 Arkansas City, Cowley County

ART

Winchester Public Library

Six works by John Steuart Curry hang in this handsome library.

📍 Winchester, Jefferson County

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