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There are over 1,600 buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Kansas listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas. NRHP listings appear in 101 of the state's 105 counties . Contents: Counties in Kansas (links in italic lead to a new page)
Monument Rocks (also Chalk Pyramids) are a series of large chalk formations in Gove County, Kansas, rich in fossils. The formations were the first landmark in Kansas chosen by the U.S. Department of the Interior as a National Natural Landmark. The chalk formations reach a height of up to 70 ft (21 m) and include formations such as buttes and ...
Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons; Black Mountain Rock Art District; Chalfant Petroglyph Site; Chumash Indian Museum; Coso Rock Art District; Hemet Maze Stone; Meadow Lake Petroglyphs; Painted Rock (San Luis Obispo County, California) Petroglyph Point Archeological Site; Ring Mountain (California) Yellow Jacket Petroglyphs
Map of petroglyphs and pictographs of Iran. During recent years a large number of rock carvings has been identified in different parts of Iran. The vast majority depict the ibex. [30] [31] Rock drawings were found in December 2016 near Golpayegan, Iran, which may be the oldest drawings discovered, with one cluster possibly 40,000 years old ...
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This is a list of all National Historic Landmarks designated by the U.S. government in Kansas.There are 26 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Kansas. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.
According to the volunteer-run project The Decolonial Atlas, one of the larger petroglyphs found along the Snake River Canyon is believed to be a map of the upper Snake River made by a pre ...
These structures are important in controlling the vast deposits of petroleum and natural gas in the state. The Central Kansas Uplift is a broad arch in the rocks of west-central Kansas. The rock units within this arch have been major oil producers. The Anadarko Basin of southwest Kansas contains significant natural gas. The Sedgwick Basin, the ...