Kansas Day Celebration
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Event Details
Osawatomie will celebrate Kansas Day with an arts event featuring the Ottawa Art Guild, Osawatomie Area Artists, Osawatomie Schools Art students. In addition, The Band of Oz, the Ekan All Star Jazz Band, and Osawatomie Schools musicians and forensics students will perform at the event.
Kansas Day Celebration
Phone : 913-755-4384 (Always call and confirm events.)
Fax : 912-75504164
Email Address : adaircabin@kshs.org
Web: www.kshs.org
Art Shows
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Pottawatomie Creek Bridge
The Pottawatomie Creek Bridge which spans Pottawatomie Creek at Sixth Street is one of two Marsh Arch triple span bridges located at Osawatomie. The other spans the Marias de Cygnes River at Eighth Street, and both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Osawatomie, KS Historic BridgesSoldier's Monument
The Soldiers Monument was dedicated August 30, 1877, and was erected to honor the five men killed in the battle of Osawatomie, August 30, 1856.
Osawatomie, KS MonumentsOsawatomie History Museum
Exhibits include The Railroad, Oswatomie State Hospital, pre-Civil War, Rural Culture, and the Social History of Osawatomie. Special rotating exhibits present Black History Month in February, Women's History Month in March; April, Art; May, Alumni; June, John Brown; August, Founders Day;
Osawatomie, KS MuseumsJohn Brown Memorial Park
The twenty acre John Brown Memorial Park is a National Historic Site donated to the State of Kansas by the Womens Relief Corps to preserve the site of the Battle of Osawatomie, August 30, 1856
Osawatomie, KS MemorialsFirst Land Office
This land office building was built in 1854 and was used by the first mayor of Osawatomie, H. B. Smith, and his brother who were the first land patent agents in the territory. It was deeded to the city in 1954 by A. W. Youngberg as a memorial to his wife.
Osawatomie, KS Pioneer Life