With its steep, grassy slopes, Post Rock Country resembles the Yorkshire countryside. Even after more than 100 years, miles and miles of stone fence posts still stand. Here is the original "home on the range," that inspired Dr. Brewster Higley to write one of the most lasting refrains and what came to be the state song of Kansas. In Post Rock Country, you'll unearth one surprise after another. You'll find the unexpected (and the unexplained all circling around the exact Geographic Center of the continental United States.
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8 - Ellis
| | Ellis, Kansas is rural America--A town with a rich past. This town nestles in the curve of Big Creek as it crosses the Kansas prairies. Beautif ... more |
9 - Ellsworth
| | Established in 1867, Ellsworth became a thriving cowtown in the early 1870s, at one time, eclipsing Abilene as the leading cattle shipping point in Ka ... more |
10 - Hays
| | Our community of Hays, a city of 20,000, presents the rare mix of the amenities of a larger city in the wholesome setting of a small town. This peacef ... more |
15 - Russell
| | In April 1871, a colony of some 60 families from Ripon, Wisconsin, took up residence at Fossil Station, a water stop on the Union Pacific Railroad. Th ... more |
17 - Salina
| | If urban center is a reflection of its region, then Saline County owes much to its cities. The communities of Brookville, Glendale, and Bavaria boast ... more |
20 - WaKeeney
| | Maintaining a reputation of a community with pride, WaKeeney is a small Kansas town in Trego County with natural beauty and local hospitality.
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21 - Wilson
| | From the Butterfield Overland Express of 1865 and the Wilson station of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1868, to the "Czech's" Bohemians of 1874, this t ... more |
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Traveling Post Rock Country
