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Sterling Cemetery Chapel – Sterling KS

From the Sterling Kansas Bulletin article 8 November 1934: “Another CWA project of which the city and community may well be proud is the new chapel that has just been completed in the northwest corner of the Sterling Community Cemetery…. read more

Sterling Lake Bathhouse and Park – Sterling KS

The lake was developed by the WPA from a commercial sandpit and has functioned as Sterling’s City Park since. A bathhouse and footbridge, plus stone, barrel-style entry markers, enhanced the setting. Notably, the 1955 movie Picnic featured Sterling Lake as… read more