Sheridan County
Hoxie
Tasco
Cottonwood Ranch
Studley
Graham County
Morland
Penokee
Hill City
Bogue
Nicodemus
Rooks County
Damar
Webster State Park
Webster
Stockton
Woodston
Osborne County
Alton
Bloomington
Osborne
Portis
Downs
Mitchell County
Cawker City
Glen Elder
Glen Elder State Park
Solomon Rapids
Beloit
Asherville
Simpson
Cloud County
Glasco
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“Never doubt that a small group
of thoughtful citizens
can change
the world. Indeed, it is the only
thing that ever has.” –Margaret Mead |
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Rediscover your heritage
-- Rediscover Kansas!
The Solomon Valley Highway 24
Heritage Alliance
encourages
you to venture off the inter-state,
enjoy the
route your parents
& grandparents traveled--
US Hwy 24!
Learn More about Traveling US Hwy 24
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Kansas Humanities Council
The Solomon Valley-Highway 24-Heritage Alliance thanks and graciously
acknowledges the Kansas Humanities Council for grant support for the
Kansas sesquicentennial project "William Stafford's Words: Heritage of a
Simple Genius," featuring community conversations with Denise Low and
Fred Whitehead, March 18 and 19, 2011, in Downs and Hill City. |
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Twenty-four communities, all with a common agricultural heritage, yet each with a unique personality, are collaborating to interpret, preserve and promote their heritage.
Each community has a kiosk for all explorers to sample the community's 8 rural cultural elements. These 8 cultural elements were defined by the
Kansas Sampler Foundation as a way to "See Kansas With New Eyes."
Stretching from the high plains of western Kansas, from which the Solomon River gets its start, the Solomon Valley slopes gently down as the river flows eastward along Highway 24.
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► Kiosk Locations
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The common threads that weave these communities together are:
The Solomon River - along which the first settlers in this area made their homes
Highway 24 - which provides the vital transportation link between the communities
An agricultural heritage - from which all of these communities have sprung
While each town's original settlers' ancestry may have been different, whether German, French, English or African, they all had to find ways to survive, thrive and celebrate life in the Solomon Valley. Each community along the valley has its own story to tell.
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Our Eight Cultural Elements
Defined by ►Kansas Sampler Foundation
Geography History People Commerce Architecture Customs Art Cuisine
See Kansas
With New Eyes! |
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Learn More about the History of the Solomon Valley ►
Purchase a History Book
 Stories Of
Land Of
Man Of Nature
Travel information
from
Kansas Travel & Tourism
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Solomon Valley-Hwy.24
Heritage Alliance
PO Box 572,
Glasco, KS 67445
785-568-0120
info@hwy24.org |
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Solomon Valley Highway 24
Heritage Alliance
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