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Mankato, Kansas

The Jewell County Historical Society Museum contains donated gifts of various descriptions. The North building was the original home of the Jewell County Historical Society, donated by Mr. & Mrs. Doc. Johnson. The South building was originally the Wint Smith Building which he willed to the Jewell County Historical Society.

The Jewell County Historical Society also has the old Jail at the North East corner of Center & Madison.

The building & Threshing Bee grounds North of the city park houses Antique Tractors, Engines, & Machinery. This is where our Threshing Bee is held on the 3rd weekend in July. Also on the 3rd Saturday in October the Historical Society hosts a Farmers Market featuring craft displays, food, etc.

There is a microfilm reader in the City Library and microfilm of Jewell County Papers through 1988.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Old Stone Jail

The old stone jail is one of several buildings that comprise the Jewell County Historical Society Museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Mankato, KS Pioneer Life

The Jewell County Historical Society Museum

The Jewell County Historical Society Museum contains donated gifts of various descriptions. The North building was the original home of the Jewell County Historical Society, donated by Mr. &

Mankato, KS Museums

Mankato Library

The Mankato Library is in a handsome building originally built as a YMCA. As a member of the Central Kansas Library System it functions as a modern library facility and also houses genealogical materials including old county newspapers on microfilm.

Mankato, KS Historic Buildings


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