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Liberal is the county seat of Seward County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 19,825. [4] [5] It is located in southwest Kansas, along U.S. Route 54 highway, near the Kansas-Oklahoma state line. Liberal is home of Seward County Community College.
- Mid-America Air Museum. Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) started out in World War II as Liberal Army Airfield, a B-24 Liberator pilot training base that was operational for three years.
- International Pancake Day. The town of Olney in Buckinghamshire, England has an eccentric Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) tradition, thought to date back to 1445.
- Dorothy’s House and the Land of Oz. Even now, one of the things that people associate with Kansas is the Wizard of Oz, and Liberal has an attraction infused with some of that magic.
- Seward County Coronado Museum. On the same campus is a museum dedicated to Native American life in the area, as well as the intrepid expedition by 16th-century conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado through modern day Kansas in search of the mythical Seven Cities of Gold.
Liberal, city, seat (1892) of Seward county, southwestern Kansas, U.S. It lies near the Oklahoma border just north of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Founded in 1888, it was so-named because a local landowner, L.E. Keefes, was “liberal” in allowing the use of his well in time of drought.
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Dorothy’s official hometown of Liberal, KS. Here you will find wide open spaces, spectacular sunsets, history, culture and a wide variety of activities and attractions.
Sep 24, 2024 · The City of Liberal is excited to begin the Launch Liberal 2035 Comprehensive Plan. This planning process will provide the community with a vision and plan that will be used to guide decision-making and development for the next ten years. Read on...
The 400 hardy souls in Liberal in 1900, were the only ones standing between this City and the fate of half a dozen or so ghost towns that surrounded Liberal. Those 400 residents are the core of the prominent City we know today.
Liberal, Kansas is known as the “Air Capital of the World” due to its rich aviation history. The city is located on the historic Santa Fe Trail, which played a vital role in the westward expansion of the United States. When is the best time to visit Liberal, Kansas?
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