


Explore the Great Plain’s rich past with archeologist and cowboy historian Don Rowlison.
How did settlers on the Great Plains survive? Build houses of stone? Establish businesses and towns on the wide open country? And what was life like before the settlers arrived? Cottonwood Connections utilizes the story of the Cottonwood Ranch Historic Site as a springboard to explore these and various historical topics related to the Great Plains region.
How did settlers on the Great Plains survive? Build houses of stone? Establish businesses and towns on the wide open country? And what was life like before the settlers arrived? Cottonwood Connections utilizes the story of the Cottonwood Ranch Historic Site as a springboard to explore these and various historical topics related to the Great Plains region.
If These Walls Could Talk • Preserving Places that Share Our
Physical sites and buildings help tell the stories of our past.
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If These Walls Could Talk • Preserving Places that Share Our
The Horse, the Ox and the Animals that Worked
A look at the role of the animals in settling the Great Plains.
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The Horse, the Ox and the Animals that Worked
Restoration of the Grainfield Opera
The Grainfield Opera House, constructed in 1887 served many functions over the decades.
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Restoration of the Grainfield Opera
Cottonwood Connection is a local public television program presented by Smoky Hills PBS.