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Lighthouse Library is a rural community ocean-themed library in Dexter, Kansas. [1] It was built behind the historical Shadid Storefront at 107 S. Main. The new construction is located behind the old brick store that stood as the town's first movie theater at the turn of the century. The library was built by all volunteer labor and through small donations. The library has a 25-foot working lighthouse in its courtyard. On the site is a thrift store (Treasure Chest) and a cabin (Grouse Valley Lodge), both sustaining projects for the library. [2] This project is overseen by Eastern Cowley County Resource Center (ECCRC), a 501 (c)(3) that was founded July 2003 as a memorial tribute to Jennifer Nicole Norris, a local teen who had been killed in an auto accident. [3]
Kiowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Greensburg. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,460. The county is named after the Kiowa tribe.
Prowers County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,999. The county seat is Lamar. The county is named in honor of John Wesley Prowers, a leading pioneer in the lower Arkansas River valley region.
Humboldt is a city in Allen County, Kansas, United States. It is situated along the Neosho River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,847.
Dexter is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 224.
Parsons is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 9,600. It is the most populous city of Labette County, and the second-most populous city in the southeastern region of Kansas. It is home to Labette Community College and the Parsons State Hospital & Training Center.
Kansas City is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 156,607, making it one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is situated at Kaw Point, the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. It is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified Government". It is the location of the University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas City Kansas Community College.
Tanger Outlets Atlantic City, formerly known as The Walk, is a 109-store open-air outlet mall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is the only outlet mall in Atlantic County. The mall opened in August 2003 and spans 3 city blocks, featuring a unique layout in outlet mall construction.
Rattray Head, historically Rattray Point, is a headland in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, on the north-east coast Scotland. To north lies Strathbeg Bay and Rattray Bay is to its south. The dunes at Rattray Head beach can be up to 75 feet (23 m) high and stretch 17 miles (27 km) from St Combs to Peterhead.
The Wichita Public Library is the local public library system in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It consists of a central library located downtown and six branch locations distributed throughout the city.
Prairie Spirit Trail State Park is a rail trail that is a Kansas State Park.
Hoffman Marsh is a wetlands on San Francisco Bay in Richmond, California. The marsh has been protected within Eastshore State Park, and adjacent to Point Isabel Regional Shoreline. The marsh is an important nesting ground for wildfowl and stopping ground on the Pacific Flyway, as it is one of only a handful of undestroyed wetlands in the Bay Area. It borders Point Isabel Regional Shoreline and Interstate 80.
Oil Hill, Kansas is a ghost town in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
Hooser is an unincorporated community in Dexter Township, Cowley County, Kansas, United States. It is located at 37°08′18″N96°37′48″W.
Vinton is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. It is located at 37°06′20″N96°49′31″W.
Cave Springs is a ghost town in Elk County, Kansas, United States.
Ivanpah is a ghost town in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States.
Utopia is a ghost town in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States.
Keighley is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
Midian is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
Cedar Vale High School is in Cedar Vale, Kansas. The school is located at 500 Dora Street, its mascot is a mustang and the school colors are black and gold. The school competes in the South Central Border league as part of a co-op with Dexter High School. The co-op calls its teams the Spartans.