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1. Here is ''Homer Station'' located on Old US-40 in Russell County. The town exists only in a road name, as nothing is left of the town itself, Homer, 12-19-14
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2. Just south of Homer on I-70 is the ruins of an old gas station, south of Homer, 12-19-14
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3. Downtown Russell, the County Seat of Russell County, Russell, 12-19-14
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4. Their large high school, Russell, 12-19-14
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5. The Dream Theater in downtown, Russell, 12-19-14
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6. A large mural (and a small stoplight) in downtown, Russell, 12-19-14
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7. Russell County Courthouse, Russell, 12-19-14
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8. Four towns on this road trip were marked by just a grain elevator. This is the first one, just west of Russell, Balta, 12-19-14
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9. Downtown Gorham, a small place in western Russell County, Gorham, 12-19-14
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10. Their grain elevators, Gorham, 12-19-14
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11. Post office, Gorham, 12-19-14
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12. An old gas station on the west side of town, Gorham, 12-19-14
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13. The Catholic Church in Walker, a tiny place in eastern Ellis County, Walker, 12-19-14
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14. Their old high school, now used as a community building, Walker, 12-19-14
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15. An old store sitting alone on the north side of town, Walker, 12-19-14
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16. Their grain elevator, Walker, 12-19-14
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17. Downtown Victoria, in eastern Ellis County, Victoria, 12-19-14
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18. Their city hall, Victoria, 12-19-14
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19. An old grain elevator in downtown, Victoria, 12-19-14
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20. An old caboose sitting in their city park, Victoria, 12-19-14
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21. The landmark building in this town (and possibly all of northwest Kansas) is the St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, 12-19-14
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22. Nicknamed the ''Cathedral Of The Plains'', the church appears to be able to hold over a thousand worshippers, and is very beautiful inside, Victoria, 12-19-14
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23. This is just one of the many beautiful stained glass windows in the church, Victoria, 12-19-14
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24. Looking back toward the front of the church, this beautiful window is above the balcony, Victoria, 12-19-14
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25. Toulon, like Balta before it, is just a grain elevator. This is just a few miles east of Hays, Toulon, 12-19-14
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26. Downtown Hays, the county seat of Ellis County, Hays, 12-19-14
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27. Ellis County Courthouse, Hays, 12-19-14
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28. Ellis County Courthouse from the back, Hays, 12-19-14
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29. Post office, Hays, 12-19-14
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30. Back in the 1860s, Rome was a town of 2,000 people. Then Hays got the railroad and Rome vanished. This marker is all that's left, Hays, 12-19-14
