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I recently learned that my Grandfather, Joseph Glenn Moore, was born in St. Francis in 1890.Just looking at your web site ...
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Bandshell

Address: 130 N Denison
St. Francis, KS 67756
Telephone Number: 785.332.3142

Website: www.stfranciskansas.com

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The Bandshell and ampitheater, named the "Rose Bowl", seats several hundred people.  It was built in 1934 with WPA workers who used local materials salvaged from the old jail building. 

Howard T. Sawhill designed and planned the Bandshell and park that was later named after him.  The Bandshell has been placed on both the Kansas and National Historical Registries.  The City has received a grant to for restoration which will begin in the Fall of 2013. 
 
 
 
 
 

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Cheyenne County Development Corporation
107 West Washington
St. Francis, KS 67756
Phone: 785.332.3508
 
 
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