Kansas

From Route 66 in Southeast Kansas to the Arikaree Breaks in Northwest Kansas, this is your guide to the Sunflower State.

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One-year blogging anniversary

Roxie on the Road celebrates one-year blogging anniversary Today, July 14, 2020, is Roxie on the Road’s one-year blog anniversary. Where has the time gone? Wherever it’s gone, we have come a long way, baby. Here is a look back at 10 memorable moments in our first year: Highlights at our one-year blogging anniversary For …

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Telephone Building is Art Deco masterpiece

Goodland gets a new telephone building, an Art Deco masterpiece Goodland’s United Telephone Building, an Art Deco masterpiece, was built in 1931 at 1003 Main. The Kansas Sampler Foundation said it’s one of the state’s most colorful buildings. When the 1930s began, Goodland’s exchange had more than 1,000 telephones. The system was overloaded. Goodland officials asked …

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Leavenworth trails: In history’s footsteps

Meeting Leavenworth’s famed folks in 10,000 steps People know Leavenworth, Kan., as the home of Fort Leavenworth and the Leavenworth federal prison. People should know Leavenworth for its famous residents and visitors. Meet many of these influential people on the Leavenworth walking trails. They include Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Susan B. Anthony, William T. …

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The black homesteader: William Johnson

A black artilleryman becomes a homesteader A gravestone in Goodland (Kan.) Cemetery honors Cpl. William Johnson, Company I, First United States Colored Heavy Artillery. This is his story. William Johnson of Hawkins County, Tenn., started his life as the property of his master. But before he died, Johnson was a property owner. He earned his …

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Western Vistas Historic Byway rocks history

On Western Vistas Historic Byway, travel back in time. If you dream of being a cowboy or cowgirl, take your imagination eraser with you as you drive Western Vistas Historic Byway. When you mentally scrub away 21st-century amenities and replace the cattle with bison, you’ll return to the 1860s and 1870s. The imagination eraser works …

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“Rural Free Delivery” brightens Goodland post office

“Rural Free Delivery” post office art lifts morale during the Great Depression As America struggled to climb out of the Great Depression, the Roosevelt Administration put people to work. In Goodland, an artist’s delivery from unemployment resulted in a mural, “Rural Free Delivery“. The mural hangs in Goodland’s post office. One of the administration’s programs, …

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Land and Sky Scenic Byway: Beauty, history

Explore Land and Sky Scenic Byway Of all the roads we’ve traveled, the road closest to our hearts is our road — Land and Sky Scenic Byway. Every one of the byway’s 88 miles is dear to us. Come explore Land and Sky Scenic Byway with us. We’ll see gorgeous agriculture, art, architecture, and learn …

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