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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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19TH-CENTURY CRAFTSMAN

Neosho Valley Woodworks

Patrick Haire has one of the most unique working setups in the…

📍 Humboldt, Allen County

STAN HERD MURAL

Ness City Stan Herd Mural

A Stan Herd mural in a community is always an honor. One…

📍 Ness City, Ness County

COURTHOUSE

Ness County Courthouse

J.C. Holland and Sons designed this 1918 Modern Eclecticism limestone structure that…

📍 Ness City, Ness County

ART

Newton Community Mural

In 2010 Kansas artists David Lowenstein, Erika Nelson, and Matthew Farley painted…

📍 Newton, Harvey County

MURAL

Nickerson City Hall

A colorful 1970 mural of early Nickerson depicts the round-house that was…

📍 Nickerson, Reno County

RODEO

Night Rodeo

Since 1937 the town has been home to Kansas' largest night rodeo.…

📍 Pretty Prairie, Reno County

MILITARY

Noah Ness Statue

A Civil War soldier with the Seventh Kansas Cavalry, Corporal Noah V.B.…

📍 Ness City, Ness County

LIBRARY

Nora E. Larabee Memorial Library

This 1907 Corinthian style red-brick library is a memorial to the only…

📍 Stafford, Stafford County

THEATRE

Northrup Theatre

Local businessman Frank Northrup built this classic art deco theatre in 1930,…

📍 Syracuse, Hamilton County

COURTHOUSE

Norton County Courthouse

This 1929 Modern Eclecticism structure stands out in brown brick and contrasting…

📍 Norton, Norton County

ART

NOTO Arts District

The pulse of the art community has been aglow in North Topeka…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

MURAL

Oberlin Historical Mural

In the cafeteria of the Good Samaritan senior-living home, a wonderful mural…

📍 Oberlin, Decatur County

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