Kansas - the Sunflower State; the Wheat State; America's Heartland
KANSAS
El Dorado Reservoir provides many attractive areas for water oriented activities such as camping, picknicking, swimming, fishing, boating, and hunting. Four recreational areas located near the lakle are Boulder Bluff, Shady Creek, Bluestem Point and Lost Lake. The average depth of the reservoir is 19 feet with approximately 98 miles of shoreline.
From my uncle: Kansas City, Missouri; September
Designed by internationally-recognized artist & muralist Blackbear Bosin (1921 - 1980), the 44-foot sculpture lights up every night in the midst of a "Ring of Fire" that encircles the sculpture at its base.
From my uncle: El Paso, Texas; November 2021
Swap-Bot: February 2020
Smith Center, Kansas
Constructed by Charles G. Schwarz, native of Germany at Reamsville. Original mill was 54 feet high and the large wheel had a spread of 60 feet. Sail cloth was first used to fan blades. A tail wheel, 10 feet in diameter kept the big wheel facing into the wind. The Mill stood at Reamsville over 50 years and used wind power to grind corn, wheat and other grain until 1914 when a kerosene engine was installed for power. Mill was in service until about 1920.