Lucas, Kansas Russell County

    "Expect the Unexpected!"
 


Founded: 1887 Population: 436 (2000)
School District: USD 407   Elevation: 1500 feet feet
ZIP code: 67648 Latitude: 39° 3' 22" N
Area Code: 785 Longitude: 98° 32' 10" W
FREE WIFI AREA: 2ND & MAIN

Vote Lucas for 8 Wonders of Art

Toilet Seat Art Show

Attractions

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Businesses

Churches

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Garden of Eden

Grassroots Art Center

Government

K-18 Baseball

Kansas Links

Lucas/Luray Schools

Lucas Area Community Theater

Post Rock Scenic Byway

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Wilson Lake
        Lucas, a farming community of 427 people, is known as the "Grassroots Art Capital of Kansas". It’s home to a thriving downtown, a community-based, first-run movie theater, and some wonderful art experiences. World famous outsider art environment Garden of Eden has been an attraction since 1907, built by Civil War Veteran S.P. Dinsmoor. Over 150 three story concrete structures show the pioneering spirit of this town that embraces art by everyday people. The Garden of Eden is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, also consists of a stone log cabin home and a mausoleum where Mr. Dinsmoor and his first wife are buried.

The Grassroots Art Center houses the work of untrained artists of the region. Ceramic wonders await you at the Flying Pig Studio and Gallery. The World’s Largest Souvenir Travel Plate welcomes you to town, and traditional Post Rock limestone architecture enhances neighborhoods and downtown businesses. Stop by for a taste of traditional recipe Czechlovakian bologna from Brant’s Meat Market, now in its third generation, and experience the quirky wonderful things Lucas has to offer.

Lucas is nestled in the heart of Post Rock Country and the Smoky Hills region of Kansas. It is located in Russell county at the junction of K-18 and K-232 highways just eight miles north of beautiful Wilson Lake, the "Clearest Lake in Kansas". Winding around Wilson Lake from I-70 to Lucas is the Post Rock Scenic Byway. The byway kiosk at the west end of the Wilson Lake Dam tells the history of the limestone used in the area and the towns of Lucas and Wilson.
 
Garden of Eden, Lucas, KS      
 
     
 
      Lucas is proud of its school and of the Lucas-Luray High School Cougars.
 
      Lucas has an active PRIDE Program that has many ongoing community projects. As you look down Main Street you will see these projects in the flower planters, benches, mini park, flag pole, cemetery directory and the community bulletin board.
Lucas is a small, but busy, town that is home to over 30 businesses and citizens who work hard to keep the community dynamic and growing.
For more information about Lucas, contact the Lucas Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Lucas Area Chamber of Commerce
(785) 525-6288
201 S. Main / P. O. Box 186 / Lucas, KS 67648
 
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September 2, 2008 / Connie Dougherty / Lucas Area Chamber of Commerce, Lucas, Kansas / lucascoc@wtciweb.com

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