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Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum

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Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum

Clinton, KS | Douglas County

From E. 596, 1 ΒΌ miles east on N. 1190. The museum is housed in a renovated 1930s milk shed with a 2014 addition. Its two main exhibits focus on the area's Underground Railroad and on the early history of the Clinton Lake communities affected by the lake's development.

Hours of Operation

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1:00 PM
to
5:00 PM
Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed 1:00 PM
to
5:00 PM
Open May through September
Attractions    History    Lake    Museum    Underground Railroad

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