Kansas Profile – Now That's Rural: Mary Billington, Baxter Springs Museum

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Kansas Profile – Now That's Rural: Mary Billington, Baxter Springs Museum

By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University What town is in the very corner of Kansas? In southeast Kansas, it is the historic community of Baxter Springs. Today we’ll learn about how this community is honoring its history and that of the region. Mary Billington is director of the Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum, and the Route 66 Visitor’s Center in Baxter Springs. Baxter…