leverich1991: 1. The Evangelical Covenant church in New Gottland, a tiny community in McPherson County, New Gottland, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 2. New Gottland's Lutheran church. The hamlet consists of only these two churches, half a mile apart, and a few farms, New Gottland, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 3. New Gottland's cemetery, behind the Lutheran church, New Gottland, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 4. Hilton, in McPherson County, marked as a town in my Atlas, but consisting of only two grain elevators, Hilton, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 5. Hilton's other elevator. The two elevators tower above barren wheat fields, Hilton, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 6. Downtown Lindsborg, in McPherson County, pop. 3000, Lindsborg, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 7. One of the more than 20 painted horse statues, or ''Dala'' horses, around downtown, Lindsborg, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 8. Another one of Lindsborg's ''Dala'' horses, Lindsborg, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 9. This town is full of Swedish character. This is their bank building, Lindsborg, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 10. This is their historic Bethany Lutheran church, so tall I couldn't get it all in the picture! Lindsborg, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 11. Lindsborg's historic blacksmith shop, now a restaurant, Lindsborg, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 12. Their 1898 Smoky Valley Roller Mill, now a museum and on the National Register of Historic Places, Lindsborg, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 13. The back side of the Mill Museum and the Smoky Hill River, Lindsborg, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 14. Their old train depot, also part of the museum, Lindsborg, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 15. Coronado Heights, a well-known natural landmark, north of Lindsborg, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 16. The ''castle'' at Coronado Heights, built in 1936 as a WPA project, north of Lindsborg, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 17. From the top of the castle at Coronado Heights, you can see for miles. This is looking north, north of Lindsborg, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 18. From the castle at Coronado Heights, looking south towards Lindsborg, north of Lindsborg, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 19. The Lutheran Church in Freemount, a tiny place in McPherson County, Freemount, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 20. A small stone building next to the church. Might've been a school, Freemount, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 21. Welcome to Marquette! This town is in western McPherson County and has about 500 people, Marquette, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 22. A grain elevator on the edge of town, Marquette, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 23. Their sleepy downtown, Marquette, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 24. These historic buildings are part of Marquette's city museum, Marquette, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 25. Post office, Marquette, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 26. Falun, a Semi-Ghost town in southern Saline County with about 75 people, Falun, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 27. Despite being unincorporated, the town does have a post office, Falun, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 28. The town also has a sizable downtown, which is nearly entirely abandoned, Falun, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 29. More of downtown. This semi-Ghost Town is worthwhile visit for any ghost town hunter that wants to see an abandoned downtown, Falun, 3-23-07
leverich1991: 30. Their grain elevator, Falun, 3-23-07