The museum, organized in 1971, has four floors of displays featuring historical items of Mitchell County. The building was formerly a nurses home built in 1929 in a "Williamsburg" design.
Displays ... The Port Library was built as a home of the late Mrs. Emma Port in 1916 and donated to the City of Beloit in 1931
Beloit, KS Historic HomesThe museum, organized in 1971, has four floors of displays featuring historical items of Mitchell County. The building was formerly a nurses home built in 1929 in a "Williamsburg" design. Displays include: Dishes, quilts, guns, china head dolls, iron toys, old maps, 400 bells, an 1867
Beloit, KS MuseumsA structure built of native limestone completed in 1904 in the form of a Latin Cross of Romanesque and Gothic style. It was the first church built in the United States with flying buttresses and an entire stone ceiling. The twin towers are 100' tall, 108' including the crosses adorning each tower.
Beloit, KS Historic ChurchesWhen Col. William Newton Kinslow died in Beloit on Oct. 18, 1948, many attended his funeral, but no one bought him a head stone to mark his final resting place. At 6'7", Kinslow was a member of the National Society of Longfellows and at one time was listed as the second tallest man in Kansas.
Beloit, KS Pioneer LifeThis unique and original schoolhouse, built in 1871, has been completely restored to 19
Beloit, KS Historic SchoolhousesCedar Bluff has been recognized nationally for its black bass and crappie fisheries. ...