High Plains, Kansas
Once the hunting grounds of nomadic Arapaho and Cheyenne Indians, the High Plains is grand in scale. This is a land of vast rolling praries, sculpted by creeks, rivers, and shimmering fields of golden grain. Here you can wander the "Kansas Pyramids" - or Monument Rocks National Landmark - a fossil hunter's paradise, where prehistoric inland seas once covered the plains. You'll also come across High Plains towns, rich in history, country charm and some of the most unusual small-town museums in the nation. What's the best way to get to the High Plains of Kansas? Head northwest and follow a road less traveled.
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Hillmon School
The Hillmon Schoolhouse was the sixth school district to be organized in Norton County. The school houses were numbered as they were built and the Hillmon School was District 6
Norton, KS Pioneer HistorySt. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Mary's Catholic Church was built in 1917 using concrete blocks that were all hand made by the congregation. It'
Herndon, KS Historic ChurchesFort Wallace Museum
On the grounds of the Fort Wallace Museum visitors will find the original Pond Creek Stage Station, built in 1865 as a "home station"
Sharon Springs, KS MuseumsC & R Railroad
C&R Railroad invites you to a quaint community tucked inside a 57-foot mountain range in the McDill "Huck" Boyd Center where intrigued visitors can watch animated O-scale trains chug through the village, and arrive at Union Station. A freight yard includes a turntable and roundhouse.
Phillipsburg, KS ExhibitsColby Parks
Villa High Park is truly the "Oasis on the Plains". This park, consisting of 40 acres, was created in the late 1960`s with the aid of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
Colby, KS Recreation
Buffalo Statue
The Buffalo Statue is located in front of the courthouse and was presented to the city by local sculptor, Pete Felton, renowned Kansas artist.
Atwood, KS ArtsRawlins County Courthouse
The Rawlins County Courthouse was built in 1906 and exemplifies Greco-roman architecture.
Atwood, KS Historic CourthousesNSD #1 Schoolhouse
Nicodemus was the first community in Graham County, Kansas, to establish a school district and school. The existing school building was constructed in 1918
Nicodemus, KS Historic SchoolhousesApollo 17 Marker
St. Francis, Kansas is the birthplace and boyhood home of Apollo astronaut, Ron Evans, who was aboard the Apollo 17 in its sixth and final lunar expedition of the Apollo series in 1972. While aboard the expedition, Ron Evans made the longest space walk of the time at 44
St. Francis, KS LandmarksOl' Depot
The renovated Atwood Depot is now a gift and collectibles store that sits at the edge of Lake Atwood.
Atwood, KS Railroad HistoryFick Fossil & Historical Museum
Oakley's Fick Fossil and Historical Museum is listed among the 25 Great Museums in the U.S. Local fossils, a general store, fine antiques, a sod house, artifacts from Fort Monument, and over 1,500 photographs makes this museum both entertaining and educational.
Oakley, KS MuseumsAME Church
Area residents founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (A.M.E.) in 1879. Members initially met in a sod structure. In 1885, the sod church was replaced with a limestone structure. In 1910
Nicodemus, KS Historic Churches