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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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MURAL

Osawatomie Murals

Set out on a mini scavenger hunt to find seven murals—and one…

📍 Osawatomie, Miami County

COURTHOUSE

Osborne County Courthouse

This limestone Romanesque Revival structure was completed in 1908. Of particular interest…

📍 Osborne, Osborne County

SECTION ART

Oswego Post Office Art

Farm Life is the title of this 1940 Section artwork by Robert…

📍 Oswego, Labette County

ART

Otis-Bison High School

Note the decorative terra cotta entrance above the doors at the 1931…

📍 Otis, Rush County

MURAL

Outdoor Book Mural

Are those books real? No, but they look like it! This colorful…

📍 Tonganoxie, Leavenworth County

MURAL

Outdoor Murals Dodge City

On the 1930s First National Bank building (near 2nd and Spruce), Stan…

📍 Dodge City, Ford County

ART

Outdoor Sculpture

Garden City artist Javier Rivas sculpted Friends and Frogs, a life-sized bronze…

📍 Garden City, Finney County

MURAL

Overbrook Mural

The outdoor mural on a small building depicts Santa Fe Trail history…

📍 Overbrook, Osage County

ARBORETUM

Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens

Several miles south of the hustle and bustle of the city, a…

📍 Overland Park, Johnson County

STAN HERD MURAL

Pancake Race Outdoor Mural

Two women running and flipping pancakes is the subject of this Stan…

📍 Liberal, Seward County

PARK

Pappy Litch Park

Named for a beloved local historian, the park features a gazebo, old…

📍 Galena, Cherokee County

PARK

Park on the Square

The triple-deck Victorian fountain surrounded by flowers is the focal point of…

📍 St. John, Stafford County

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