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Bluejacket Sculpture

Charles Goslin created the larger-than-life sculpture of Shawnee Chief Charles Bluejacket reading…

📍 Shawnee, Johnson County

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Bricklaying Contest

Had you been traveling muddy roads for years in your Model T…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

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City of Governors

A plaque on the outside of city hall recognizes Olathe as the…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

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FDR Whistle-Stop Tour

During his 1936 western campaign trip Franklin Roosevelt stopped in Olathe where…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

Gardner Historical Museum

The first floor of this 1893 Victorian home is decorated in period…

📍 Gardner, Johnson County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

Historic Ensor Park and Museum

The home of Marshall Ensor, an Olathe teacher and pioneer in amateur…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

Johnson County Square

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

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic…

Mahaffie is the last remaining stagecoach stop on the Santa Fe Trail…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

Museum of Deaf History, Arts &…

Inside the Deaf Cultural Center you'll find one of the most interesting…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

Olathe Memorial Cemetery

Highlights include the 1937 limestone chapel, the John Paulding WWI statue and…

📍 Olathe, Johnson County

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Reverend Thomas Johnson

Organized in 1855, the county is named for the Reverend Thomas Johnson,…

📍 Johnson County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park

Home of the annual Lenexa Spinach Festival, this park hosts a lovely…

📍 Lenexa, Johnson County

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