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Columbus Museum

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Columbus Museum

Columbus, KS | Cherokee County

The ball of string you see here might be the second most famous one in the state, but it claims television fame! Ed Fouts, who wound this 826-pound ball (468 miles of string!), appeared on I've Got a Secret in 1953. Other exhibits feature Columbus native Merle Evans (bandleader for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus), local athletes, agriculture, history, industry, and downtown businesses. A driving tour brochure of historical homes and points of interest is available here and at the chamber office.

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