Post Office Mural – Halstead KS
Date added: August 20, 2012
Oil on canvas entitled “Where Kit Carson Camped” painted by Birger Sandzen in 1941.
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Sunset Zoo – Manhattan KS
Date added: July 27, 2012
“In 1929 the city of Manhattan purchased land called Sunset Cemetery. Part of the land was unusable to bury people in because of too rocky soil. This area then became Sunset Zoo. Until 1934, the Zoo was not chartered as… read more
Fischer Field Stadium – Newton KS
Date added: July 27, 2012; Modified: July 27, 2012
“Fischer Field Stadium is the signature athletic field in Newton, Kansas, and is located in Athletic Park. The stadium is used for athletic events — including high school football and soccer, competitive leagues, and semi-pro football — concerts, Newton High… read more
Mennonite Settler Statue – Newton KS
Date added: July 27, 2012
“The Mennonite Settler is a 17-foot limestone statue in Newton, Kansas, honoring Mennonite farmers and their wheat heritage. The statue was crafted in 1942 by Topeka artist Max Nixon out of native Kansas limestone. It depicts a bearded Mennonite farmer… read more
Lake Afton – Afton KS
Date added: July 27, 2012
“Lake Afton is a 258-acre (104 ha) man-made recreational lake located about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A. It is within the 720-acre (2.9 km2) Lake Afton Park, on land once inhabited by the Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita (tribe), Osage, and… read more
Coronado Heights Castle – Lindsborg KS
Date added: July 27, 2012
“Coronado Heights is a hill northwest of Lindsborg, Kansas. It is alleged to be near the place where Francisco Vasquez de Coronado gave up his search for the seven cities of gold and turned around to return to Mexico. In… read more
New York Elementary School – Lawrence KS
Date added: December 9, 2011
"This school provides 6 standard classrooms, 3 special classrooms, a kindergarten, a library, administrative offices, and a combination assembly hall and gymnasium with a stage. All of the classrooms are equipped for 38 students except on of the special classrooms,… read more
Eugene Ware Elementary School – Fort Scott KS
Date added: December 9, 2011
"This new school replaces two obsolete buildings approximately 50 years old. It is part one and part two stories in height and provides eight standard classrooms, two primary classrooms, a principal's office, a teachers' room, a workroom, and the auditorium… read more