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St. Mary's Church - Ellis

Four roof-top crosses mark this striking 1911 brick and limestone church. The…

📍 Ellis, Ellis County
NORTHWEST KANSAS

St. Michael's Church, School and Convent

Collyer was founded as an Irish railroad settlement but later was populated…

📍 Collyer, Trego County
NORTHWEST KANSAS

Stuttgart

The town was established in 1888 by German immigrants, many originally from…

📍 Stuttgart, Phillips County
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

Underground Tunnel Tours

In the 1880s the town was populated by German immigrants who, in…

📍 Ellinwood, Barton County
NORTHWEST KANSAS

Vernie's Hamburger House

Since 1969 folks have been pulling into Vernie's for a juicy burger,…

📍 Hays, Ellis County
NORTHWEST KANSAS

Victoria

When George Grant came to the United States from England in 1872,…

📍 Victoria, Ellis County
NORTHEAST KANSAS

Werner's Fine Sausages

A good pastrami sandwich is hard to find but this is the…

📍 Mission, Johnson County

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