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What To Do | People8 Wonders of Wichita CountyLocation: LeotiExplore the 8 Wonders of Wichita County and other finalists with this downloadable brochure
Address: Leoti, KS 67861 Alton Summer JubileeLocation: AltonAnnie OakleyLocation: OakleyArmando MinjarezLocation: UlyssesAn immigrant's tale of art and success
Address: 1000 W. Patterson Ave Ulysses, KS 67880 Bird City CommunityLocation: Bird CityBirthplace of Walter P. ChryslerLocation: WamegoWalter Percy Chrysler was born in Wamego on April 2, 1875. Chysler was an American machinist, railroad mechanic and manager, automotive industry executive, and founder of the Chrysler Corporation.
Address: Intersection of U.S. 24 and K-99 Wamego, KS 66547 Bob DoleLocation: RussellBob Dole has been called a "towering figure" and "the most enduring Republican leader of the twentieth century"
Address: , Boston Corbett DugoutLocation: ConcordiaOne of Concordia' most "colorful" residents was the man who shot John Wilkes Booth after he assassinated President Lincoln.
Address: Concordia, KS 66901 Brit SpaughLocation: Great BendBrown MansionLocation: CoffeyvilleCome tour the Brown Mansion, a three story 16 room home built in 1906 by the prominent Brown Family.
Address: Coffeyville, KS 67337 Buster Keaton Memorial MuseumLocation: PiquaThe Buster Keaton Museum in Piqua is devoted to Buster Keaton, the silent film actor, writer, and director.
Address: 302 S. Hill Street Piqua, KS 66761 Carnegie Arts CenterLocation: GoodlandFridays are live music at the Carnegie Arts Center!
Address: 120 W. 12th Goodland, KS 67735 Chief OpothleyaholaLocation: Yates CenterChief WabansiLocation: AlmaClaire WindsorLocation: Cawker CitySilent movie star grew up in Cawker City, changed her name and ended up with a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.
Address: Cawker City, KS 67430 Clarence Audburn GilbertLocation: PlainvilleObscure hero memorialized at Post Office
Address: 111 S. Main Plainville, KS 67663 Cloud County Historical MuseumLocation: ConcordiaHow many museums have a plane hanging from the ceiling, allow you to play in water, ring bells and lock your sibling in jail? Experience this and more!
Address: 635 Broadway Concordia, KS 66901 Dane Gray HansenLocation: LoganDanielle DingesLocation: Ness CityDominican SistersLocation: Great BendDon GutteridgeLocation: PittsburgOne of the original members of the famed Gashouse Gang.
Address: 308 North Walnut Pittsburg, KS 66762 Ed MartinezLocation: Great BendBanding shorebirds at Cheyenne Bottoms
Address: 5848 Broadway Street Great Bend , KS 67530 Elk Valley SchoolLocation: LongtonHome of the Orange and Black! Go Lions!
Address: 7th & Delaware Longton, KS 67352 Emmett KellyLocation: SedanWorld famous Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey circus clown Weary Willie
Address: 210 E Main Sedan, KS 67361 Florence Deeble Rock GardenLocation: LucasFlying Pig Studio & GalleryLocation: LucasFort Leavenworth Military Prison CemeteryLocation: LeavenworthFort Leavenworth National CemeteryLocation: LeavenworthFrank A. CooperLocation: LincolnFrank Cooper originated the cartoon series, "It Happened in Kansas,"
which was syndicated and ran in many newspapers for years.
Address: Lincoln, KS 67455 Frank Carlson LibraryLocation: ConcordiaPolitician extraordinaire! Frank Carlson served as a state representative, governor,and senator. He was well respected and is responsible for the Presidential Prayer Breakfast.
Address: 702 Broadway Concordia, KS 66901 Frank Walker MuseumLocation: StocktonThe Rooks County Historical Society invites you to the Frank Walker Museum in Stockton to see the history of Rooks County come alive.
Address: 921 S. Cedar Stockton, KS 67669 George Washington Carver homesteadLocation: BeelerGreat Plains Christian RadioLocation: MeadeGus ShaferLocation: HoisingtonWell known for his bronze sculptures and paintings.
Address: Shafer Gallery 245 NE 30 Rd. Great Bend, KS 67530 Herzog House HomestayLocation: EllinwoodCome experience the warmth and charm of our early 1900's home.
Address: 110 West 4th Street Ellinwood, KS 67526 Hodgeman Nine Vintage Base Ball TeamLocation: JetmoreIndian Slim CamelLocation: SedanWild West Performer, horse trader, gambler
Address: P. O. Box 226 Sedan, KS 67361 Ivan Burgess, publisher of Weekly EchoLocation: Smith CenterThe Echo is published each Saturday with all the news as well as some musing and anecdotes that were not fit to print but were a lot of fun to read quoted Joe Drape in book "Our Boys"
Address: 501 W 3rd Street Smith Center, Ks 66967 Jack CurtisLocation: LincolnJack Kilby - Nobel Prize WinnerLocation: Great BendInventor of the integrated circuit
Address: P.O. Drawer E Great Bend, KS 67530 Jedediah SmithLocation: UlyssesThe famous fur trader who disappeared at the Lower Cimarron (Wagon Bed) Springs.
Address: From Ulysses, 8 miles south on K-25, and 3.5 straight south on Wagon Bed Springs Road. Follow the signs. Ulysses, KS 67880 Leonard Mullen - Mullen Boot & Shoe RepairLocation: LeotiLeonard Mullen keeps the old-time craft of boot and saddle repair alive at Mullen Boot and Shoe Repair.
Address: 104 North 4th Street Leoti, KS 67861 Little House on the PrairieLocation: IndependenceLaura Ingalls Wilder's family lived at this historic site!
Address: 2507 CR 3000 Independence, KS 67301 Local Musicians Entertain Northeastern KansasLocation: FrankfortThe Randel Stueve Band has performed since 2005 when they filled-in for a band who cancelled at a local summer event.
Address: , KS Martin and Osa Johnson & Martin and Osa Johnson Safari MuseumLocation: ChanuteRelive the adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson, who were the first to send back photos and film from Africa in the 1920s and 30s.
Address: 111 N. Lincoln Chanute, KS 66720 Martin JohnsonLocation: LincolnFamous explorer and photographer Martin Johnson spent the first ten years of his life in Lincoln, Kansas.
Address: Lincoln, KS 67455 McDill "Huck" BoydLocation: Phillipsburg"Huck" a firm believer in the values, lifestyles and resources of the part of our nation known as "rural."
Address: 860 Park Street Phillipsburg, KS 67661 Mennonite Brethren CemeteryLocation: GoesselMiners MemorialLocation: PittsburgA tribute to the those who labored in the Pittsburg-Weir Coalfield
Address: Second and Walnut Pittsburg, KS 66762 Nancy Jo's Snowdomes & Kansas Flour Sack CollectionsLocation: LucasSnow dome and Kansas flour sack collections
Address: 201 S. Main Lucas, KS 67648 National Orphan Train MuseumLocation: ConcordiaOscar MicheauxLocation: Great BendOur StoryLocation: ClydeClyde has so many stories that speak of its rich history and the characters that created it. Read on to learn one such story involving liquor, tainted election, deceit, and trickery which ultimately led to Clyde being swindled out of the permanent county seat.
Address: 412 Washington Clyde, KS 66938 Prudence Crandall Historical MarkerLocation: Elk FallsRev. Dr. Carl A. SwenssonLocation: LindsborgRoger BartaLocation: Smith CenterLongtime winning football coach for Smith Center, Ks.
Address: 209 S. Madison Smith Center, KS 66967 S.S. RogersLocation: LiberalHis spirit of generosity named our town.
Address: 7th and Western Liberal, KS 67901 Sarah NoriegaLocation: UlyssesHometown girl and dedicated athlete tells how Ulysses' citizens helped her get to the 2000 Sydney Olympics!
Address: East and west Edges of Ulysses on U.S. 160 Ulysses, KS 67880 Skip YowellLocation: Great BendSt. John Science MuseumLocation: St. JohnFeatures displays and demonstrations in electricity, electronics, light, mechanics and highlights the Tesla Coil.
Address: 312 N. Main Street St. John, KS 67576 The Erickson Brothers, inventorsLocation: Lindsborg"And the day that served to crown our achievement did arrive...'The Machine Girl' was completed; then to be abused and ridiculed in infancy; now adopted and praised by all nations."--Charles Erickson, inventor.
Address: 104 E Lincoln Lindsborg, KS 67456 The TownspeopleLocation: MorlandThe Young FamilyLocation: LansingU.S. Representative Jerry Moran hometownLocation: PlainvilleNative son makes good in D.C.
Address: Entrances to town Plainville, KS 67663 Veterans Memorial WallLocation: ErieWilliam Inge Center for the Arts/William Inge Theatre FestivalLocation: IndependenceBroadway and Hollywood on the prairie, remembering the great hometown playwright William Inge.
Address: 1057 W. College Ave. Independence, KS 67301 Willis Reimer - The Little ChapelLocation: LeotiThis quaint little Chapel was built by Willis Reimer as a testament to his faith
Address: 1/2 mile north, 1 mile west of Selkirk Selkirk, KS 67861 Woodson County Historical MuseumLocation: Yates CenterWWII POW Camp ConcordiaLocation: ConcordiaOnce home to over 4,000 German POWs, Camp Concordia was the largest POW camp in Kansas.
Address: 1550 Union Road Concordia, KS 66901 |
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