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Elkhart Kansas

Home of the restored old Doric Theatre

Incorporated in 1913, Elkhart, (County Seat), is located in Morton County, in the Southwest Region of the state. Pop. (2000) 2233, Elev.:3624.

Created as a railroad town by a railroad engineer, Elkhart was laid out to discourage competition from other rail companies.

The Doric Theater was built for live stage performances and silent movies in 1918. Put to a variety of uses, restoration was completed by the new owners. The Morton County Community Theater Group, a non-profit organization organized in 1997, a talented High Plains thespians' group that provides the only live civic theater within a 100-mile radius of Elkhart. With assistance from a variety of sources the new owners hope to breathe new life into the building, a former landmark on Elkhart's main street.

The city currently has five city parks, a popular municipal swimming pool and a 9-hole golf course. Tours may be arranged in the Cimarron National Grassland located nearby.

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