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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SUNDIAL

Sundial

In front of Irvin Hall on the Highland Community College campus, you'll…

📍 Highland, Doniphan County

ANTIQUES

Sunflower Mercantile of Barnes

Primitives, furniture, architectural salvage, and items to repurpose that you didn't know…

📍 Barnes, Washington County

ART

Sunflower Metal Designs

Julie Gaeddert Ball and her father, Leon Gaeddert, began by making metal…

📍 Buhler, Reno County

ART

Sunflower Streets

In the downtown area on Washington, look for the big sunflowers painted…

📍 Ellis, Ellis County

ART GALLERY

Switchgrass Art Gallery

Area artists, from beginners to veterans of their craft, are grateful for…

📍 Lucas, Russell County

MASCOT

Syracuse Bulldog

When you see this stout sculpture of a bulldog created by Hays…

📍 Syracuse, Hamilton County

MURAL

T.E. Scott

Tescott is named for 1865 settler T.E. Scott, and a mural in…

📍 Tescott, Ottawa County

CEMETERY

T.J. Losey Memorial

Take a seat on a bench as you admire the detail on…

📍 Columbus, Cherokee County

SCULPTURE

Tale of the Turtle

The 3,600 pound concrete turtle sculpture at the Parsons Arboretum was a…

📍 Parsons, Labette County

SCULPTURE

Tall Oak

A citizen of Troy met Hungarian artist Peter Toth while he was…

📍 Troy, Doniphan County

MURAL

The Beginning Mural

More than 80 years of Winfield history is spread over the bank's…

📍 Winfield, Cowley County

ART

The Clayworks at Disabililty Supports

Truly a special place, Clayworks is both a studio and retail gallery…

📍 Hutchinson, Reno County

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