Limestone buildings of Kansas

June 28, 2009

We are camped in Wilson RV Park in Wilson, Kansas. It is a FHU place for $18 but nothing better than OK. If you are looking for amenities this isn't the place for you.

Kansas Post Rock limestone

It is this layer of "post rock" limestone that produces the limestone for fence posts and buildings in this area. According to what I have read it is rather soft until it is exposed to oxygen then it becomes hard. In the early days the settlers uncover this layer of limestone and cut it while it was still "soft" then set it aside to dry and harden.

Now let's look at some buildings constructed out of this limestone.

Limestone building on old Kansas farm property

An old farm building complete with wind mill.

Limestone water tower in Paradise, Kansas

Joyce took this picture of a limestone water tower in the small town of Paradise.

Post Rock limestone building in Russell, Kansas

Russell, Kansas has many old post rock, limestone buildings such as this one.

Limestone water tower & Jail in Wilson, Kansas

This limestone building in Wilson is supposed to be a water tower and jail. The top part is supposed to be a water tower while the lower part a jail. In any event it is old, very old.

Here are some of our other Kansas Travel Adventures:

Flint Hills Scenic Byway, & Council Grove ** Kansas Wheat fields ** Salt mine tour in Hutchison-Over 600' underground

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the Flint Hills of Kansas ** Santa Fe Trail through south-central Kansas

The world's bread basket ** Lyons, Kansas Underground Salt mine ** Post Rock Fences of Kansas

Grain Elevators of Kansas ** Limestone Buildings of Kansas ** Kansas Grazing land ** Quintessential Kansas

Grain Transporting Equipment ** Wilson & Russell Kansas ** Wilson Reservoir ** Kansas ** Coffeyville

Harvesting Grain in Kansas ** Kansas Pontoon Boat "Happy Hooker" ** Kansas Countryside ** Kansas Soy Beans

Typical Kansas ** Old Native Limestone Churches of the open plains ** Brown Mansion in Coffeyville, Kansas

Little House on the Prairie Historic Site near Coffeyville, Kansas ** Soy Bean Harvest in southeast Kansas

Fall in Coffeyville, Kansas ** Southeast Kansas ** Coffeyville, Kansas Industry ** Dalton Gang