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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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LAKE

Marion County Park and Lake

From 1936 to 1939 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp workers built this…

📍 Marion, Marion County

MURAL

Marquette Murals

A mural on the north side of the Kansas Motorcycle Museum, 120…

📍 Marquette, McPherson County

VISITOR CENTER

Marshall County Visitor Information Center

Stop here for local and area tourist information. Kenny Winkenwader painted the…

📍 Marysville, Marshall County

8 WONDERS OF KANSAS PEOPLE

Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum

Between 1917 and 1936 explorers and naturalists Martin and Osa Johnson (Osa…

📍 Chanute, Neosho County

ART

Mary Cotton Public Library

Built by the WPA, the library has unique art deco features on…

📍 Sabetha, Nemaha County

ARCHITECTURE

Marymount College Administration Building

Opened in 1922 as a women's college, Marymount closed its doors in…

📍 Salina, Saline County

CEMETERY

Marysville City Cemetery

The cemetery entrances, chapel, and privy are 1939 WPA projects. A Civil…

📍 Marysville, Marshall County

MURAL

Marysville Outdoor Murals

Three Lifetiles murals depicting local historical scenes "move" along with you. They…

📍 Marysville, Marshall County

PONY EXPRESS

Marysville Pony Express Rider Sculpture

This 1985 Richard Bergen bronze sculpture portrays the first Pony Express rider,…

📍 Marysville, Marshall County

SECTION ART

Marysville Post Office Art

In front of the post office a bronze plaque relates the Pony…

📍 Marysville, Marshall County

ART

McCracken's Rodeo

The iron cutouts at the town entrance, made by B&B Metal Arts…

📍 McCracken, Rush County

BASEBALL

McDonald Baseball Stadium

A 1940 WPA project and still used today, McDonald Stadium was named…

📍 El Dorado, Butler County

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