Scandia
The settlement of Scandia was in the fall of 1868 by members of the Scandinavian Agriculture Society of Chicago, Illinois. The town was named new Scandinavia and most of the early settlers were Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian. The Scandia Museum houses many relics from the early settlers to the present.
Wohlfort Mansion
The 3-story mansion was built in the early 1890s by Thure Wohlfort, one of the original colonists of New Scandinavia (Scandia). Prior to building this, the family had lived in…
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Amana Lutheran Church
The Amana Lutheran Church was founded in 1873 and has large beautiful stained glass windows…
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Long before white men settled Kansas this region was the home of Pawnee Indians. French…
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The 1915 church building and the original church of 1877, were under the Swedish Methodist…
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The Scandia Museum houses many relics from the early settlers who were mostly Swedish, Danish,…
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