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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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HISTORY

Wooden Windmill

It's a rare one, and an original, and it once stood at…

📍 Lakin, Kearny County

BARBECUE

Woodies Smokehouse

Formerly known as Woodies BBQ Shack, the name change hasn't affected the…

📍 McPherson, McPherson County

CEMETERY

Woodlawn Cemetery

From Madison, ¾ mile west on K-68. The 36-foot-tall granite obelisk marks…

📍 Pomona, Franklin County

CEMETERY

Woodmen Circle

Look for a tall stone tree stump engraved 'Woodmen Circle' above the…

📍 Gas, Allen County

COURTHOUSE

Woodson County Courthouse

Completed in 1900, this Romanesque Revival building was designed by George Washburn,…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

MUSEUM

Woodson County Museum

Inside the 1878 former First Christian Church (later a chicken hatchery) you'll…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

QUILT TRAIL

Woodson County Quilt Trail

The Woodson County Quilt Trail group has placed large, colorful quilt blocks…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

HISTORIC BUILDING(S)

Woodson Hotel

For years this beautiful 1887 stone hotel (NRHP) sat in disrepair. With…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

LAKE

Woodson State Fishing Lake

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed this enchanting lake in 1933 on…

📍 Woodson County

BACK ROAD

Woodston to K-18 Scenic Back Road

From Woodston, 18 miles south on Spruce (becomes 28) to K-18, just…

📍 Woodston, Rooks County

BARBECUE

Woodyard Bar-B-Que

It's called the Woodyard because this is where all the barbecue places…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

PARK

Workman Park Drinking Fountain

In Workman Park an old-fashioned drinking fountain stands beside a 1945 plaque…

📍 Lyons, Rice County

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