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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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COURTHOUSE

Jewell County Courthouse

Built in part by the WPA in 1937, this art deco structure…

📍 Mankato, Jewell County

PARK

John Brown Memorial Park

The Battle of Osawatomie was fought on this site on August 30,…

📍 Osawatomie, Miami County

STATUE

John Brown Statue

A tall marble statue of abolitionist John Brown stands on the site…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

ART

John Steuart Curry

Born in the nearby community of Dunavant in 1897, Curry was one…

📍 Oskaloosa, Jefferson County

PARK

Johnson County Square

A community green, curved walkway, tree grove and seating, multipurpose platform, history…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

CURIOSITY

Johnston's Bowling Ball Fence

A magazine article inspired Carol Johnston to create a fence displaying bowling…

📍 Blue Rapids, Marshall County

CURIOSITY

Jurassic Art

Phil Brinkley's Jurassic Art along the road is a head turner. Fantastical…

📍 Rose Hill, Butler County

QUILT TRAIL

Kansas Flint Hills Quilt Trail

Wabaunsee is one of the counties included in this project, which leads…

📍 Wabaunsee County

MUSEUM

Kansas Museum of History

Newly renovated, the excellent exhibits at the Kansas Museum of History (8…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

KANSAS PRODUCTS

Kansas Originals Market and Gallery

Now located in downtown Wilson, this nonprofit retail outlet features only Kansas-made…

📍 Wilson, Ellsworth County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS ARCHITECTURE

Kansas State Capitol

It took 37 years (1866-1903) to build this stately Neoclassical Renaissance structure,…

📍 Topeka, Shawnee County

EVENTS

Kansas State Fair

Hutchinson has been the proud home of the official Kansas State Fair…

📍 Hutchinson, Reno County

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