A Coal Mine on the Plains
Beneath Cloud County’s prairie landscape, a hidden coal reserve once supported a small community Travelers on Kansas roadways may see abandoned limestone buildings and think of them as simply ruins of…
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Notorious: Rebels for a Good Cause
Artwork: Torren Thomas In the late 1800s and early 1900s, criminals often broke the law on the Kansas plains, but some were rebels with a cause – and others were outlaws While struggling to…
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“Self Trust” and the Abilene Ladies Literary League
In 1884, a small group of Abilene women traveled by wagon to Junction City to meet with organizers of the territory’s first women’s literary club. Following this visit, the Abilene Ladies Literary…
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Home at the Horse Hotel
A MILITARY COUPLE CREATES LODGING FOR THE HORSES AND THE PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR THEM Photography by Justin Lister Families face obstacles and opportunities each time their work or family obligations…
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