Heritage Center of Dickinson County
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...and out-of-doors

Step through the back door of the Historical Museum building and experience A Pioneer Community on the Plains of Kansas.           

Let your mind take you back 100 plus years, when Abilene was a cow-town at the end of the Chisholm Trail and life in early day Kansas mainly revolved around farming.  Visit the recreation of a pioneer community with actual buildings moved in from various communities in the county.

Visit the Volkman Log Cabin, a real log cabin which was build by the Volkman family in Dickinson County in 1858 and moved to the Heritage Center in 1985. The cabin, furnished as a typical log cabin, is open to view.  It is the center of the Pioneer Camp held for two weeks each summer.  It is also the location for the "Christmas in the Cabin" celebration each December.  You will see chickens running round out side along with an "out-house" and a garden.  Not far away is the Windmill and the barn.

Also on the grounds you will find the blacksmith shop, the small community of Acme's telephone office, the telephone line truck building complete with the truck, a saw mill, lots of farm machinery,  a barn from the Pritchard farm, and the old Burklund store complete with items that would have been sold in the 1800's in Dickinson County.

You will also find the 1901 CW Parker Carousel  which is a 'must ride' for all visitors. 

 

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  The Heritage Center of Dickinson County

412 South Campbell,  Abilene, Kansas 67410 -- directly east of the Eisenhower Center

  785-263-2681   e-mail  heritagecenterdk@sbcglobal.net

Open daily all year.

 Winter Hours:  Monday - Friday  9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM --- Sunday 1:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Extended hours from Memorial Day thru Labor Day - Open until 4:OO PM Monday - Friday  and until 8:00 PM Saturdays

Admission fee: $4.00 for those 16 years and older. Carousel extra.      Seniors (62 and over) $3.00.  Carousel extra.  Carousel only  $2.00 each  Children (age 2-15)  $2.00 each and includes Carousel. Inquire for group rates of 8 adults or more and school group rates.

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