Category: Kansas
A Famous Tunnel
There is a very famous tunnel running beneath the surface of a barnyard in Meade, Kansas. It was built in secret, but today it’s very…
The Other Dalton Children
The infamous Dalton Gang robbed individuals and businesses in the Midwest during the early 1890s. But not all of the Dalton children had a life…
Remembering Flight 599 on the Kansas Prairie
He was perhaps an unlikely tour guide and an even more unlikely person to be recognized by cheering crowds and a large football stadium. Perhaps…
The Knute Rockne Tragedy
It’s been over eighty years since Knute Rockne walked the football sidelines at Notre Dame. However, phrases like “Win one for the Gipper” and his…
Crash in the Flint Hills
It was an unlikely spot for a national story – the Flint Hills of Kansas in the early 1930s. A place far from the national…
Raising $4 Million In a County With Only 3 Thousand People
A county of only about three thousand people was tasked with a major challenge. They needed to raise about $4 million to save their historic…
A $40,000 Architectural Masterpiece
It only cost $40,000 to build this architectural masterpiece. Of course, that was about 150 years ago, but the small town building is a unexpected…
A Building Beautiful Inside and Out
I’ve seen many courthouses in my journeys, but this one has to be one of the most amazing. Beautiful inside and out, with some very…
Napoleon’s Link to Concordia, Kansas
Most of us recognize the name Napoleon Bonaparte as that of a famous French general. But for the residents of Concordia, Kansas, that name may…
An Opera House In Rural America
Today you don’t see many opera stars performing in rural America. But a century ago, the name on many buildings would lead you to believe…
