Howard, Kansas
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Elk City Reservoir offers a wide variety of outdoor recreation and forms a lake featuring a shore line nearly 50 miles long, containing over 4,500 acres of water and 12,000... continue
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Points of Interest
1887 Bank - The Howard National Bank was organized in 1877, with the existing building built in 1887. It is now unoccupied and in need of repair, but its stately design can still be admired.
Authentic Sidewalks
Howard, KS Historic Buildings
Elk County Courthouse
The Elk County Courthouse was built in 1908 after the original county seat center built in 1886 burned. The courthouse is one of a few that have a fireplace in every office.
Howard, KS Historic Courthouses
Gragg Agricultural Memorial and Benson Museum
The Gragg Memorial and Benson Museum houses antique implements such as a 1901 International Thresher, a 1916 Tumley oil pull tractor, and Howard's first fire truck - a 1929 model with less than 800 miles.
Howard, KS Museums
Hubbell's Rubble People
On the West side of Highway 99 on Adam's Street, see whimsical outdoor sculptures made from cast-offs. They will definitely make you smile. CAMERA TIME!
Howard, KS Arts
Historic Churches
Wesleyan Church - In 1879 it was originally Presbyterian, then it became the FIRST Nazarene church established West of the Mississippi River. This is the original frame building, although it is now closed.
Church of Christ Howard, KS Historic Churches
Things to do near Howard, KS
Toronto Hunting
The gently rolling terrain of the Verdigris River Valley marks the northern reaches of the physiographic region known to earl...
Caney Notables
The community was home to several notable people. Col. S. M. Porter was an early-day pioneer who become one of southea...
Historical Hiking Trail
The Neodesha Historical Trail was started in 1971 as part of the 100th Aniversary celebration of the founding of Neodesha, Ka...
Cemetery
The oldest grave marker in the cemetery is of Mary Frances Crawford. The friends of Historic Girard has placed a new monument...
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