A closer look at Colvin Elementary School and its many ties to Planeview.
Tag Archives: Kansas History
Road Trip: North Central Kansas
A road trip to Hays with stops at the center of the U.S., the original home on the range, and yes, the world’s largest ball of twine.
Athol, KS: Home on the Range
This tiny cabin was the inspiration for its owner to write one of the top 100 folk songs of all time.
Strengthen the Arm of Liberty: Hillsboro
A stop to pay tribute to one of 26 Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Statues, this one in the town of Hillsboro.
From Wichita to Legend: Sidney Toler
A Wichita man follows his dreams to Hollywood and becomes a legend of the cinema.
Road Trip: St. John, Garden City, Dodge City, La Crosse, Hays and Russell
Two legends of the Old West, five Little Lady Liberty statues, a man who changed the future, and an enameled cowboy.
Strengthen the Arm of Liberty: La Crosse
It was a surprise that this miniature Statue of Liberty was not surrounded by barbed wire.
Strengthen the Arm of Liberty: St. John
Home to one of Kansas’ many little Lady Liberties, St. John is home to a religious movement and the start of a popular department store.
Strengthen The Arm of Liberty: Parsons
Another Lady Liberty stands proudly in a town with a connection to a motorcycle legend, a college founder, and a civil rights activist.
Dr. Crumbine: Get the health out of Dodge
The man behind a more healthy Kansas, and the inspiration for a famous TV character, and a roadside attraction. Meet Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine
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