Self-guiding Historic Ranch Headquarters
Cell Phone Tour
Click on the links below to visit via the internet or you may call (620) 805-3185 and punch in the tour stops to learn about the history of the 1881 Spring Hill Farm and Stock Ranch, the prairie, and the one-room schoolhouse.
1. Historic Buildings and Prairie Overlook
| Welcome Greeting | |
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| Stop 1: Three-level limestone barn | |
| Stop 2: Stone corrals and fences | |
| Stop 3: Outbuildings | |
| Stop 4: Scratch shed | |
| Stop 5: Chicken house | |
| Stop 6: Carriage house | |
| Stop 7: Ranch house | |
| Stop 8: Curing house | |
| Stop 9: Outhouse | |
| Stop 10:Icehouse | |
| Stop 11: Prairie overlook | |
| Stop 12: Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse |
2. Scenic Flint Hills Driving Tour
This 37 mile driving tour follows a portion of the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway K-177 from Strong City, Kansas as far south as Matfield Green. The tour loops through the Flint Hills with the tour ending at Bazaar, Kansas. This tour is a great alternative if you've missed one of our scheduled prairie bus tours. Welcome to the beautiful Flint Hills.
| Download Map for Flint Hills Driving Tour (321KB) | |
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| Stop 100: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve establishment | |
| Stop 101: Naming the Flint Hills | |
| Stop 102: Scenery, Flint, and Patchburn Grazing | |
| Stop 103: Last Remaining Tallgrass Prairie and the Prairie Chicken | |
| Stop 104: "Legs" of the Tallgrass | |
| Stop 105: Flint Hills Plant Growth | |
| Stop 106: Surviving Adversity through Diversity | |
| Stop 107: Flint Hills Erosion | |
| Stop 108: Stone Fences and Quarries | |
| Stop 109: Flint Hills Geology and Settlement | |
| Stop 110: Kansa Relocation Stop 513: Establishment of the Preserve |
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3. Spring Hill Ranch House Interior Tour
Stop 201: Welcome
Stop 202: Introducing the Jones Family
Stop 203: Formal Entry, Parlor, and Interiors
Stop 204: Walnut Staircase and Original Wood Flooring
Stop 205: Former Kitchen Areas
Stop 206: Jones' Office, Bedroom, and Back Porch
Stop 207: Dining Room, Sitting Room, and Butler's Pantry
Stop 208: Upper Floor Bedrooms and Bathtub Area
Stop 209: Front Porch and the View to the East
Stop 210: Jones Family History from 1886 - 1914
Stop 202: Introducing the Jones Family
Stop 203: Formal Entry, Parlor, and Interiors
Stop 204: Walnut Staircase and Original Wood Flooring
Stop 205: Former Kitchen Areas
Stop 206: Jones' Office, Bedroom, and Back Porch
Stop 207: Dining Room, Sitting Room, and Butler's Pantry
Stop 208: Upper Floor Bedrooms and Bathtub Area
Stop 209: Front Porch and the View to the East
Stop 210: Jones Family History from 1886 - 1914
4. Spring Hill Ranch Barn Tour
Stop 303: Middle Floor
Stop 304: Lower Floor