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SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

Buffalo Bill Mathewson Well and Cow…

From U.S. 56, 1 mile south on 12. A simple, modern pavilion…

📍 Lyons, Rice County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

Hand-Dug Well

Dug in 1895, the well is 34 feet wide and 65 feet…

📍 Seneca, Nemaha County

SOUTHEAST KANSAS

John Mathews Park

In 1841 the U.S. government sent fur trader John Mathews to this…

📍 Oswego, Labette County

SOUTHEAST KANSAS

Lone Elm Cemetery

Should you find yourself five miles west of Kincaid on U.S. 59,…

📍 Anderson County

SOUTHWEST KANSAS

Mighty Liberal of You

In the 1880s accessibility to water for travelers was rare. So when…

📍 Liberal, Seward County

SOUTHEAST KANSAS

Mound City Historical Park

During the Civil War, Union soldiers camped on the hillside that is…

📍 Mound City, Linn County

SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

Newton Well

A plaque on the sidewalk at 5th and Main tells the story…

📍 Newton, Harvey County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

Pump House Transformation

The building was originally the pump house for the hand-dug well. The…

📍 Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

Railroad Park

This small park contains an 1880s log cabin and a millinery shop,…

📍 Alma, Wabaunsee County

SOUTHWEST KANSAS

Selkirk Hand-Dug Well

The 1887 Selkirk Well is believed to be the last hand-dug railroad…

📍 Selkirk, Wichita County

SOUTHWEST KANSAS

The Big Well Museum & Visitors…

Completed in 1888, this 109-foot-deep by 32-foot-wide water well was excavated without…

📍 Greensburg, Kiowa County

NORTHEAST KANSAS

Town Pump

In the middle of the intersection is where you'll find the old-fashioned…

📍 Vassar, Osage County

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