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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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CUSTOMS

1889 School Bell

At 2nd and Walnut, the original school bell rests prominently on a…

📍 Medicine Lodge, Barber County

CAR RACING

Airport Raceway

Watch Dwarf and Midget car races on this ⅙ mile raceway track.…

📍 Garden City, Finney County

BELL

Alarm Bell

The 1910 alarm bell that was rung in case of emergencies is…

📍 Wilmore, Comanche County

VETERANS MEMORIAL

All Veterans Memorial

In 1991 Emporia dedicated the first memorial in the nation to honor…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

LAKE

Antelope Lake Park

Built in the 1930s as a WPA project, this fishing lake is…

📍 Morland, Graham County

RECREATION

Arkansas River Activities

When the Arkansas River bed is dry, it's a great route for…

📍 Syracuse, Hamilton County

VETERANS MEMORIAL

Arma Veterans Memorial

Built shortly after WWII, this memorial now honors local veterans who served…

📍 Arma, Crawford County

AMISH

Around Yoder

Drive the rural roads around Yoder to capture the essence of farm…

📍 Yoder, Reno County

LIBRARY

Baldwin City Library

Along with all the usual library offerings, this outstanding community partner welcomes…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

CURIOSITY

Banana Plant

A banana tree (caretakers say it should actually be called a banana…

📍 Pittsburg, Crawford County

BAND SHELL

Band Shell

This small but picture-perfect stone band shell was a 1938 WPA project.…

📍 Spearville, Ford County

SHOP STOPS

Batson's Drug Store and Family Market

When the town's grocery store closed, Batson's drugstore added groceries to its…

📍 Howard, Elk County

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