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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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CEMETERY

A.L. Moffat

With a touch of humor, the small red granite gravestone for A.L.…

📍 Kinsley, Edwards County

AFRICAN AMERICAN

Aaron Douglas Celebration Mural Wall

Artists Dave Loewenstein and Stan Herd mentored a large group of Topekans…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

CEMETERY

Abilene Cemetery

David and Ida Eisenhower, C.W. Parker, A.B. Seelye, Alva Duckwall, 1870 marshal…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

PEOPLE

Abner Yates

In 1875 a debate ensued about the location of the county seat.…

📍 Yates Center, Woodson County

STATUE

Abraham Lincoln

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's speech in Leavenworth and the…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

CURIOSITY

Ada Lutheran Church

This limestone country church is one you come upon unexpectedly and is…

📍 Norway, Republic County

MUSEUM

Albany Historical Museum

The Albany townsite was laid out in 1859, and although the town…

📍 Sabetha, Nemaha County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS GEOGRAPHY

Alcove Spring

Roughly parallelling the sandy river bed of the Big Blue River, E.…

📍 Blue Rapids, Marshall County

HISTORIC HOME

Alf Landon Home

A dedicated group of Independence residents saved this historic home from demolition…

📍 Independence, Montgomery County

VETERANS MEMORIAL

All Veterans Memorial

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

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

NATIVE AMERICAN

Allegawaho Memorial Heritage Park

Once owned by the Kaw (Kanza) Nation, this area was part of…

📍 Council Grove, Morris County

MUSEUM

Allen County Museum

Excellent exhibits about the history of each of Allen County's towns and…

📍 Iola, Allen County

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