Rice County Mural - Lyons, Kansas
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BruceS
N 38° 20.827 W 098° 12.287
14S E 569488 N 4244628
Mural with five panels depicting different eras of history for Rice County located across the street from the courthouse in downtown Lyons, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMEKME
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2012
Views: 4
The mural was painted by Kansas muralist Stan Herd. It is on the side of a commercial building across the street from the courthouse with a small park area.
The panels depict the Wichita Indians, the first farmers in the area; Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and Father Padilla visiting the area in 1541; the starting of the Santa Fe Trail in 1821; settlers arriving in the area in 1871; and wheat fields and salt mining in the 1950s.
City: Lyons, Kansas
Location Name: Side of commercial building
Artist: Stan Herd
Media: Paint on stucco wall
Date: Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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