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Hidden Gems

May was National Preservation Month.  The theme this year was "Discover America's Hidden Gems."  What places would be on your list of "hidden gems" for Manhattan and Riley County (places that may not be hidden exactly, but places that go unnoticed)?  Here are a few that would be on our list and places that have been submitted by visitors to our web site.

Community House

Rocky Ford School

Sunset Cemetery

Goodnow Park Cabin


Landmark Water Tower, near the intersection of Sunset Ave. and Evergreen

Prehistoric archaeological sites whose locations need to be hidden to protect them

Old farmhouses in the county

Stone fences and walls 

Works Progress Administration projects (Griffith Field, Goodnow Park Cabin, airport hanger, former City & Douglass pools, Sunset Zoo -- are there more?  Tell us!)

Holtz Hall on the KSU campus

The Lone Star House (now razed, see pg. 7 of linked newsletter)

204 S. Manhattan Avenue, and other compact, older stone homes
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​Last updated: 10 Mar  2023

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