More from Wamego, Kansas

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Wamego may be a small town, but it has plenty to see & do. The Oz Museum is the main draw and I want share some of the other highlights.

Wamego City Park

Schonhoff Dutch Mill

The Schonoff Dutch Mill, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was originally located 12 miles north of Wamego. Built in the 1870s, a young Dutch immigrant, John Schonoff, used it to grind grain until the 1880s. In 1924 the mill was dismantled, each stone was numbered & moved into town using 35 horse-drawn wagons, where it was reconstructed in City Park.

Wamego Historical Museum & Old Prairie Village

Unfortunately, the museum & village were closed while I was in town; however, I did get to walk around and explore. The village has authentic buildings from the 1800s including a one room school house, a log cabin built in 1840, the first jail in the county and a General Store & Telephone building.

For more information about the Wamego Historical Museum, click here.

Wamego Area Veterans Memorial

For more information about the Veterans Memorial, click here.

The Beecher Bible & Rifle Museum

The Kansas-Nebraska Bill passed in 1854, allowing Kansans the choice of entering the Union as a free or slave state. Many came to Kansas to influence that decision. The Connecticut-Kansas colonists arrived with Sharps rifles provided with the help of Henry Ward Beecher. Along with early settlers, they founded the Beecher Bible & Rifle Church. Sunday services are still held here.

Food & Drink

Dinner from Barleycorn’s Downtown Deli. A Meat & Potato with Smoked Beans. The potato is Meat & Potatoh has slow-smoked pork, butter, sour cream, Cheddar cheese & KC style BBQ sauce. The Mad Bark Hard Apple Cider is infused with cinnamon & was so smooth. A delicious meal!
Tuna Melt & salad with housemade dressing from Friendship House

Published by Christi Iffergan

Hi! I am Christi, a full-time RV traveller since August 2021. I have always loved to travel, but COVID-19 put a stop to that. I was fast approaching 50, my condo was being placed up for sale and I was ready for a major change. Originally from a tiny town in rural Southwest Virginia, I am the mother to one son and a rescue Shih Tzu, Cappy. For the last 20 years, I worked in public library systems around the Charlotte & Myrtle Beach areas. I met some amazing people and made great friends along the way. Follow along on my adventures as I travel the US. I hope that our paths will cross one day!

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