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|   JG0718 Wilson Municipal Tank -- Wilson KS
in U.S. Benchmarks The Wilson Municipal Tank has been serving this Czech outpost in central KS since the 1920s. It is listed as NGS Benchmark JG0718. posted by:  Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/22/2013 last visited: 07/23/2022 |
 view galleryE10.1 km |  Wilson Municipal Tank -- Wilson KS
in Water Towers Not NEARLY the coolest water tower in Wilson, the Wilson Muncipal Tank is still fairly spiffy with its red hat. This tank is also NGS benchmark JG0718. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/22/2013 last visited: 07/23/2022 |
 view galleryE10.1 km |  Wilson Fire Department
in Firehouses The volunteer fire department of tiny Wilson KS (pop 780) has more equipment than will fit in its fire station! posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/28/2013 last visited: 05/02/2015 |
 view galleryE10.1 km |  Sunflower Refined Coal -- Wilson KS
in Ghost Signs A ghost sign on the side of an abandoned corrugated metal grain elevator next to the UP Railraod tracks in downtown Wilson KS posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 02/12/2014 last visited: 09/10/2020 |
 view galleryE10.3 km |  Old Limestone Jail -- Wilson KS
in Retired Prisons Originally built as a water tower near the turn of the century, this round building made of post-rock limestone was converted to a jail in the 1950s. It was retired in the 1960s when a modern jail opened. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/22/2013 last visited: 03/08/2022 |
 view galleryE10.3 km |  Wilson Downtown Historic District #1 - Main St. -- Wilson KS
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Czech town of Wilson KS is home to two National Register Historic Districts. This particular historic district is on and around Main street and 24th-26th streets in this picturesque town. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/22/2013 last visited: 05/02/2015 |
 view galleryE10.3 km | Old Limestone Water Tower and Jail -- Wilson KS in Water Towers Originally built as a water tower near the turn of the century, this round building made of post-rock limestone was converted to a jail in the 1950s. It was retired in the 1960s when a modern jail opened. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/22/2013 last visited: 03/08/2022 |
 view galleryE10.3 km |  Round Water Tower and Jail -- Wilson KS
in Odd-Shaped Buildings Originally built as a water tower near the turn of the century, this round building made of post-rock limestone was converted to a jail in the 1950s. It was retired in the 1960s when a modern jail opened. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/22/2013 last visited: 03/08/2022 |
 view galleryE10.3 km |  Tobias Water Tower/Old Jail, Wilson, Kansas
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings This building was originally built as a water tower, was later converted to a jail and is a contributing building to one of the two Historic Districts in Wilson, Kansas. posted by: Queens Blessing location: Kansas date approved: 05/29/2010 last visited: 03/08/2022 |
 view galleryE10.3 km |  White Eagle Station -- Wilson KS
in Vintage Gas Stations The beautiful White Eagle gas station was built in downtown Wilson KS in 1926, when old US 40 went through town. Long since bypassed by new US 40 and the I-70, this old station now houses the Wilson Chamber of Commerce. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/25/2013 last visited: 03/15/2013 |
 view galleryE10.3 km | Wilson Downtown Historic District #3 -Southside -- Wilson KS in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This second of two National Register Historic Districts in Wilson KS is composed of one block of post-rock limestone buildings on 27th Street in downtown Wilson. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/22/2013 last visited: 03/15/2013 |
 view galleryE10.3 km |  Coca Cola mural, Wilson KS
in Coca Cola Memorabilia This nice mural is on an old stone building in historic Wilson, KS. posted by: Queens Blessing location: Kansas date approved: 05/29/2010 last visited: 08/19/2012 |
 view galleryE10.3 km |  Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Memorial -- Wilson KS
in World War I Memorials and Monuments A large beautifully sculptural WWI memorial in Legion Park, on the edge of downtown Wilson KS. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/24/2013 last visited: 05/02/2015 |
 view galleryE10.3 km |  Monsignor John F. McManus Post 256 -- Wilson KS
in Legion Posts and Branches The Monsignor John F. McManus Post 262 in Wilson KS occupies a historic building in downtown Wilson KS. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/22/2013 last visited: 03/15/2013 |
 view galleryE10.3 km |  Lion's Club Park - Wilson, KS
in Municipal Parks and Plazas Home of the annual Czech Fest since 1950, Lion's Club Park is a community treasure. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/23/2013 last visited: 03/15/2013 |
 view galleryE10.3 km |  Lions Club Park - Wilson KS
in Lions Clubs International Markers Home of the annual Czech fest, Lion's Club Park is a community treasure. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/23/2013 last visited: 03/15/2013 |
 view galleryE10.3 km | Midland Hotel - Wilson, KS in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The historic Midland Hotel rose literally from the ashes of the Hotel Power, using the Power's post-rock limestone walls which were all that was left begind when the Hotel Power burned in 1902. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/22/2013 last visited: 03/15/2013 |
 view galleryE10.3 km |  Czech Pioneers Memorial Flagpole -- Wilson KS
in Citizen Memorials A plaque and flagpole dedicated to the area's Czech pioneers, who made a home on this strech of KS prairie. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/25/2013 last visited: 03/15/2013 |
 view galleryE10.5 km |  Worlds Largest Hand-Painted Czech Egg
in Realistic Object Sculptures This is a very large hand-painted Czech egg. posted by: BWJM location: Kansas date approved: 03/04/2018 last visited: 03/08/2022 |
 view galleryE10.5 km |  First Presbyterian Church -- Wilson KS
in Presbyterian Churches The First Presbyterian Church of Wilson KS is a beautiful Eastern-European-inspired church building in a residential neighborhood near downtown. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/23/2013 last visited: 05/02/2015 |
 view galleryE10.5 km |  OLDEST Church Congregation -- Wilson KS
in Superlatives The First Presbyterian Church congregation of Wilson KS was meeting before the town was even organized. They are the oldest church congregation in town. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/23/2013 last visited: 05/02/2015 |
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|  Wilson Dam -- Wilson Lake, KS
in Water Dams The Wilson Dam forms Wilson Lake, known far and wide as the "Clearest Lake in Kansas" posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 04/24/2013 last visited: 03/15/2013 |
 view galleryE21.7 km |  1908 - Excelsior Lutheran Church, Wilson KS
in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones Excelsior Lutheran Church is located on the plains of Kansas. posted by: rjmcdonough1 location: Kansas date approved: 05/26/2022 last visited: never |
 view galleryE21.7 km |  Excelsior Lutheran Church Belltower - Wilson, KS
in Bell Towers This simple, white Lutheran church stands out on the plains of Kansas. posted by: rjmcdonough1 location: Kansas date approved: 05/26/2022 last visited: never |
 view galleryE21.7 km |  Excelsior Lutheran Church - Wilson, KS
in Lutheran Churches This simple white church stands out on the Kansas plains with only a cemetery for company. posted by: rjmcdonough1 location: Kansas date approved: 05/26/2022 last visited: never |
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