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Garden of Eden (Lucas, Kansas)

 Item — Box: MS 014-2-01, Object: MS 014-2-01-0361
Identifier: MS 014- series MS 014-2- item MS 014-2-01-0361

Dates

  • 1857-1974

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Cubic Feet

General

Front: Garden of Eden
Back: Garden of Eden Lucas, Kansas. Mr. Dinsmoor built a “Garden of Eden”, containing among other things, trees, sidewalks, fences, flower beds, fish pool, bird and animal cages, U.S. flags, a “Goddess of Liberty”, soldier, Indian, animals, birds, a monument showing the crucifixion of Labor, angels, the devil, Adam and Eve, the serpent, Cain and Abel, and a visitors dining hall. All these things are constructed of cement, and by 1927, he had used over 113 tons of about 2,273 sacks of cement.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Fort Hays State University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
502 South Campus Drive
Hays KS 67601 United States