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It is unique in that an all woman city government, in an era when women couldn't vote, built this jail. It was built for the confinement of Haddam's unruly men. The election of 1901 brought about ... More

You will find this very small 1920's wooden frame jail in downtown Palmer. Just across the street from the Bank of Palmer. More

Kansas communities are no strangers to violent weather. El Dorado has a history of tornadic weather when the young town was struck in 1871, in 1905 and then again in 1914. But it was the "the ... More

Dedicated on May 26, 1991, the All Veterans Memorial was the first in the nation to honor all Veterans from the Civil War through the Gulf War. The first feature of the Memorial was a World War II ... More

Dedicated July 4, 1902, the courthouse was designed by George P. Washburn and depicts Romanesque architecture. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. More

The idea for the Veterans Memorial came after W.W.II. The American Legion wanted something to honor local veterans. The City of Arma did the construction. The structure was built shortly after the ... More

Welcome to the "Augusta"! It is a two-story art deco, brick and glass building in the center of downtown. Elaborately painted murals cover the north and south walls of the theatre. Doors, ... More

The Pony Express was a unique experiment in the development of the West. The bronze statue is located in a park between Broadway and Hwy 36 on 7th Street and commemorates the tough young riders ... More

Restored to its original 1907 splendor, this 650 seat theatre is as breathtakingly beautiful today as it was then. From the proscenium arch, white stucco with gold trim walls, and stunning ... More

In the fall of 1882 the Opera House opened with a grand celebration. Then after 16 years as the cultural "heart" of Junction City, the building burned one winter evening in 1898. Within days ... More