Glacial Hills Scenic Byway

Glacial Hills Scenic Byway

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Troy, Kansas

Doniphan County Courthouse Troy was established in 1855 and houses several historic buildings. A self-guided barn tour is available to view the Byre and Bluff barns. Brochures are available at the Convention and Visitors Bureau. While in Troy, be sure to visit the famous "Tall Oak" Monument on the south lawn of the historic courthouse and the Fred Baker House where Lincoln stayed before giving his famous Cooper Union Address.

A Ghost Town Tour is also available, which is sponsored by the Native American Heritage Museum in conjunction with the Kansas State Historical Society. There are 50 ghost towns in Doniphan County.

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One of the barns along the tour, Kathy Weiser, November, 2003

Attractions:

Ghost Town Tour. A small fee is charged and reservations are required. Call 785-365-2604

Native American Heritage Museum. Located at 1737 Elgin Road, Highland, Kansas, one mile north of U.S. 36, two miles east of Highland, Kansas. $3.00 adults, $2.00 seniors and students (K-12, college), annual passes are available. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Wednesday – Saturday, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunday.

Continuing your travels northwest, you can visit the Iowa, Sac & Fox Mission State Historic Site, which is just three miles outside of Highland. It was established in 1837 to serve and train Indians being relocated to Kansas from their ancestral homes.

Continuing on your journey, you will reach the small community of White Cloud.

White Cloud, Kansas

Along the Missouri River near White Cloud are the unusual towering Bluffs of Loess (pronounced like “luss”), which extend to southwest Iowa and southeast Nebraska. The bluffs are characterized by sharp edged ridge crests and slopes, which are sometimes very steep. An overlook in White Cloud affords views of four states: Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa.

Oak Indian Statue in Troy, Kathy Weiser,

November, 2003

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White Cloud, photo courtesy Wichita

State University

This almost “ghostly” small town, which now only has about 200 residents, once boasted a population of over 2,000. Though it hardly seems possible, this sleepy little village hosts one of the largest flea markets in the country twice a year – on the weekend that includes the 1st Sunday in May, and the weekend that includes the 1st Sunday in September. It was listed by McCall's Magazine as "one of the best flea markets from coast to coast."

White Cloud has been ranked the number two historic town in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index.

At the northern terminus of the byway, an iron pillar on a bluff high above the road marks the 40^th Parallel. Set in 1855, the marker denotes the Kansas/Nebraska state line and was used in surveying the two states, as well as portions of Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota.

For more information on the Glacial Hills Byway, you may contact:

Leavenworth Convention and Visitors Bureau 1-913-682-4113
Atchison Tourism Bureau 1-913-367-2427
Doniphan County Chamber of Commerce 1-913-365-2604

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White Cloud Main Street Today, Kathy Weiser,

November, 2003

Native American Heritage Museum, Kathy Weiser, November, 2003

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