Kansas is the center of the United States. One of the most striking features of Kansas is the tall grass prairie. The Flint Hills landscape has flat tops and concave slopes and are formed of limestone and shale deposits. The rolling Flint Hills in Butler County are a rare remnant of the expansive tallgrass prairie that once covered thousands of square miles of North America.This prairie land was full of possibilites.

In the museum’s main building, discover those who lived on the land with exhibits dedicated to Butler County’s pre-historic and Native American life revealing early inhabitants utilizing the land. Photographs and artifacts of farming and ranching show settlers devoted to the land. Farmers who quickly established the county’s agricultural identity and ranchers who grazed their cattle on the rich native bluestem grasses of the Flint Hills. Farming and Ranching were essential to the economy, but it was oil that placed Kansas on
the map. Oil was the source of growth and prosperity for Butler County and Kansas.