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The Most Interesting American You've Never Heard Of
Mr. Beat films live on location in Lucas, Kansas, to tell the story of Samuel P. Dinsmoor, the most interesting American you probably haven't heard of.
For a paper Mr. Beat wrote about Dinsmoor as well as a complete list of sources, visit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2ogkQEs_vVCOTRSa196NFlzUE0/view?usp=sharing
Want a specific history topic covered? Your idea gets picked when you donate on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat
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So, you may have not heard about Samuel P. Dinsmoor, but his story is about as Americana as it gets. Dinsmoor was born near Coolville, Ohio, on March 8, 1843. His youth abruptly ended after enthusiastically signing up for the Union Army after the Civi...
published: 22 Sep 2017
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What did Samuel P Dinsmoor's friends call him? Garden of Eden, Lucas, Catch a Ghost Tours of Kansas
What did Samuel P. Dinsmoor's friends call him? We asked and here is what happened. [Samuel is the builder of the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas.] - Catch a Ghost Tours of Kansas - http://www.catchaghosttoursofkansas.com
published: 19 Sep 2015
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This Guy was Mummified so you can meet him in Kansas - Garden of Eden
Home and Side-Hustle of S.P. Dinsmoor one of the last remaining members of the Populist Party. He built this sculpture garden and then buried himself and his wife in it. Wanna see a Dead Body and learn about the populist political movement? Come to Kansas!
We learned a bunch about the Populist party and S.P. Dinsmoor. At the end of the tour we got to meet him and thank him for this place. He has been DEAD for 84 years! We walked inside his mausoleum and were completely impressed. What an adventure!
S.P. Dinsmoor, retired Civil War Veteran, started building the Cabin Home and Garden of Eden in 1904, at the age of 64. His sculptures are as interesting as his biography, with each and every element having a story to tell. When Dinsmoor retired from farming and moved to town, he built a hou...
published: 03 May 2022
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S. P. Dinsmoor's Garden of Eden in Lucas Kansas
S. P. Dinsmoor was a retired schoolteacher and Civil War veteran who moved to Lucas, Kansas in 1891. During most of the remaining 31 years of his life, he created an unforgettable legacy in three parts:
The "log cabin" was completed in 1907. The "logs" are up to 27 feet long and are carved from limestone. Dinsmoor called the home "the most unique home for living or dead on Earth," and conducted tours of the 11-room house.
The garden surrounding the home was built during the following 22 years. Built of limestone and 113 tons of concrete, the garden tells the history of the world starting with its creation. There are 150 figures plus other forms, from insects to 40 feet tall trees in the Garden of Eden. Sunflower Journeys calls it a work of art, a statement of political & religious belie...
published: 30 Jan 2023
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Samuel Dinsmoor (disambiguation)
Samuel Dinsmore may refer to:
Samuel Dinsmoor (1766–1835), American politician, U.S. Congressman and Governor of New Hampshire
Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. (1799–1869), American banker, Governor of New Hampshire
Samuel P. Dinsmoor (1843–1932), eccentric American sculptor and landscape designer
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Dinsmoor_(disambiguation)
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published: 22 Dec 2021
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SP Dinsmoor's GARDEN of EDEN, a Mystery Caretaker, and the real STULL, KS | EP 18 - Curious Kansas
Want to see Dinsmoor's famous sculpture garden, THE GARDEN OF EDEN, presided over by SP Dinsmoor HIMSELF?? Want to know the truth about STULL, KANSAS? Or maybe hear about the mysterious caretaker of the grave of Carrie Frances Kiene? Check out this HALLOWEEN episode of Fly Over Country! I explore some of the curious stops around Kansas, including the folk art of Lucas, KS, and the supposed Gateway to Hell in Stull (Spoiler Alert: It's nothing). Hope you enjoy!
IN THIS VIDEO:
-The Grave of Carrie Frances Kiene in Topeka, KS
-Getting booted out of Stull, KS
-Exploring the craziest sculptures of Dinsmoor in the Garden of Eden
WHAT IS FLY OVER COUNTRY?
Everyone should travel. And now, more than ever, it’s faster and cheaper to get where you want to go. You’d be amazed at how much there is to...
published: 30 Oct 2020
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Haunted Exclusive, "The Garden of Eden" paranormal investigation
The Wichita Paranormal Research Society travels to Lucas, Kansas for the very first paranormal investigation of Samuel Dinsmoor's, "Garden of Eden". KAKE photojournalist, Enrique Ramirez, follows WPRS to Lucas and documents their investigation. (Edited by: Jonathan Hoskins).
published: 15 Jul 2009
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We Saw a Mummified Body in the Garden of Eden in Kansas! What? Yeah, We Really Did!
@3woutdoors visits the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas and sees the mummified body of S. P. Dinsmoor, civil war veteran, populist, native Ohioan, and creator of the oldest folk art environment in the United States.
published: 12 Aug 2023
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The Garden of Eden - Lucas, Kansas
My adventure to a place called Garden of Eden located in Lucas, Kansas. The Garden of Eden is a historic site and tourist attraction built by Samuel P. Dinsmoor.
"Dinsmoor built and moved into a log cabin on a lot that he named the Garden of Eden. The cabin is a twelve-room house; the logs are made up of limestone quarried near Wilson Lake. Dinsmoor designed his landscape and spent the rest of his life creating the garden, which contains over 200 concrete sculptures. The sculptures and design of the house reflect Dinsmoor's belief in the Populist movement and his religious convictions.
The final resting place for Dinsmoor and his first wife, Frances A. Barlow Journey, is inside the mausoleum in one corner of the lot. As part of a tour, visitors are allowed to view Dinsmoor in his concret...
published: 04 Oct 2016
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SP Dinsmoor's Garden of Eden
published: 16 Aug 2015
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The Most Interesting American You've Never Heard Of
Mr. Beat films live on location in Lucas, Kansas, to tell the story of Samuel P. Dinsmoor, the most interesting American you probably haven't heard of.
For a ...
Mr. Beat films live on location in Lucas, Kansas, to tell the story of Samuel P. Dinsmoor, the most interesting American you probably haven't heard of.
For a paper Mr. Beat wrote about Dinsmoor as well as a complete list of sources, visit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2ogkQEs_vVCOTRSa196NFlzUE0/view?usp=sharing
Want a specific history topic covered? Your idea gets picked when you donate on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat
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Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt
So, you may have not heard about Samuel P. Dinsmoor, but his story is about as Americana as it gets. Dinsmoor was born near Coolville, Ohio, on March 8, 1843. His youth abruptly ended after enthusiastically signing up for the Union Army after the Civil War began. Standing at just five-foot five inches, fellow soldiers nicknamed him “Little One.” He later claimed to be involved in 18 big battles during his three years in the war. He spent much of his service as a nurse, likely assisting in amputations and often witnessing horrifying deaths.
Incredibly, Dinsmoor made it through the war with no major injuries. However, just a few days after the war was over, a commander’s horse he was riding threw him off, slicing his head open. Always abstaining from alcohol, he refused to sip liquor as doctors stitched his head up.
He then returned home to Ohio and soon moved west to the Mississippi River, settling on the Illinois side just north of St. Louis. In 1869, he began a brief career as a schoolteacher. During this time, he fell in love with a woman four years older than him named Frances Barlow Journey. They married on August 24, 1870. The two exchanged vows on horseback in a stream bed, and yes, the presiding minister was also on a horse.
After the wedding, Dinsmoor quit teaching to farm, helping run a 341-acre property near the river that Frances had inherited after her first husband died. Frances and Dinsmoor managed one of the highest valued farms in the area. For 18 years, the family grew and lived a peaceful life. Yet, when Dinsmoor was 45 years old, he decided to move the family west to Kansas, leaving their prosperous and comfortable life back in Illinois behind. It’s not clear why he decided to do this, but some speculate it was because of how promoters hyped Kansas up.
By the time Dinsmoor arrived in Lucas, Kansas, his family had grown to five children, although his two stepchildren, now in their mid twenties, stayed behind. As soon as Dinsmoor arrived, he bought a small farm east of Lucas for $800. Unfortunately, the family arrived in Lucas at a time of economic downturn. Kansas farmers struggled, in particular, due to drought, which caused crop failures and major dust storms. By the end of the 1880s, many couldn’t pay back loans due to lower crop production. It’s unknown how badly this widespread depression hurt Dinsmoor, but regardless his family moved to Nebraska just two years after arriving in Lucas.
Dinsmoor later sold insurance for a company based out of Omaha, so perhaps this explains why the family made the move. However, less than one year after living in Nebraska, they lost everything in a house fire. This is probably why they ended up back on their land in Lucas less than one year later.
Back in Lucas, Dinsmoor became heavily involved in the trendy Populist movement. By 1892, Dinsmoor was probably the biggest Populist supporter in Lucas.The local newspaper called him a radical due to his outspoken and sometimes controversial views.
In 1896, Dinsmoor served as a delegate at the Populist national convention in St. Louis. He also held large Populist rallies at his house, sometimes attracting as many as 300 people. That same year, he achieved his first and only elected office, as justice of the peace of Fairview Township.
However, just as the Populist Party began to fade in the late 1890s, so did Dinsmoor’s political ambitions. In 1898, he lost a state representative race, which devastated him. He vowed to never run for public office again after that.
In 1905, at the age of 62, Dinsmoor sold his farm and moved into Lucas, buying land that would later be world famous. Despite not having any experience in architecture or engineering, he built a stone log cabin almost entirely by himself, completing it two years later. But he always had cement, and couldn’t stop creating with it. After he built a cement fence, he built a grape arbor that reaches from the back porch to the road. From there, at the end of the arbor facing the street, he created Adam and Eve, although Adam started out as a scarecrow he messed up.
After Adam and Eve, Dinsmoor began constructing the first of his eventual 29 concrete trees, some as high as 40 feet. Over the next 22 years, Dinsmoor used 130 tons of cement to create over 150 life-sized statues. Today, if these statues were cut up and sold at an auction, they’d likely sell for millions of dollars.
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Mr. Beat films live on location in Lucas, Kansas, to tell the story of Samuel P. Dinsmoor, the most interesting American you probably haven't heard of.
For a paper Mr. Beat wrote about Dinsmoor as well as a complete list of sources, visit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2ogkQEs_vVCOTRSa196NFlzUE0/view?usp=sharing
Want a specific history topic covered? Your idea gets picked when you donate on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat
Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/
Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt
So, you may have not heard about Samuel P. Dinsmoor, but his story is about as Americana as it gets. Dinsmoor was born near Coolville, Ohio, on March 8, 1843. His youth abruptly ended after enthusiastically signing up for the Union Army after the Civil War began. Standing at just five-foot five inches, fellow soldiers nicknamed him “Little One.” He later claimed to be involved in 18 big battles during his three years in the war. He spent much of his service as a nurse, likely assisting in amputations and often witnessing horrifying deaths.
Incredibly, Dinsmoor made it through the war with no major injuries. However, just a few days after the war was over, a commander’s horse he was riding threw him off, slicing his head open. Always abstaining from alcohol, he refused to sip liquor as doctors stitched his head up.
He then returned home to Ohio and soon moved west to the Mississippi River, settling on the Illinois side just north of St. Louis. In 1869, he began a brief career as a schoolteacher. During this time, he fell in love with a woman four years older than him named Frances Barlow Journey. They married on August 24, 1870. The two exchanged vows on horseback in a stream bed, and yes, the presiding minister was also on a horse.
After the wedding, Dinsmoor quit teaching to farm, helping run a 341-acre property near the river that Frances had inherited after her first husband died. Frances and Dinsmoor managed one of the highest valued farms in the area. For 18 years, the family grew and lived a peaceful life. Yet, when Dinsmoor was 45 years old, he decided to move the family west to Kansas, leaving their prosperous and comfortable life back in Illinois behind. It’s not clear why he decided to do this, but some speculate it was because of how promoters hyped Kansas up.
By the time Dinsmoor arrived in Lucas, Kansas, his family had grown to five children, although his two stepchildren, now in their mid twenties, stayed behind. As soon as Dinsmoor arrived, he bought a small farm east of Lucas for $800. Unfortunately, the family arrived in Lucas at a time of economic downturn. Kansas farmers struggled, in particular, due to drought, which caused crop failures and major dust storms. By the end of the 1880s, many couldn’t pay back loans due to lower crop production. It’s unknown how badly this widespread depression hurt Dinsmoor, but regardless his family moved to Nebraska just two years after arriving in Lucas.
Dinsmoor later sold insurance for a company based out of Omaha, so perhaps this explains why the family made the move. However, less than one year after living in Nebraska, they lost everything in a house fire. This is probably why they ended up back on their land in Lucas less than one year later.
Back in Lucas, Dinsmoor became heavily involved in the trendy Populist movement. By 1892, Dinsmoor was probably the biggest Populist supporter in Lucas.The local newspaper called him a radical due to his outspoken and sometimes controversial views.
In 1896, Dinsmoor served as a delegate at the Populist national convention in St. Louis. He also held large Populist rallies at his house, sometimes attracting as many as 300 people. That same year, he achieved his first and only elected office, as justice of the peace of Fairview Township.
However, just as the Populist Party began to fade in the late 1890s, so did Dinsmoor’s political ambitions. In 1898, he lost a state representative race, which devastated him. He vowed to never run for public office again after that.
In 1905, at the age of 62, Dinsmoor sold his farm and moved into Lucas, buying land that would later be world famous. Despite not having any experience in architecture or engineering, he built a stone log cabin almost entirely by himself, completing it two years later. But he always had cement, and couldn’t stop creating with it. After he built a cement fence, he built a grape arbor that reaches from the back porch to the road. From there, at the end of the arbor facing the street, he created Adam and Eve, although Adam started out as a scarecrow he messed up.
After Adam and Eve, Dinsmoor began constructing the first of his eventual 29 concrete trees, some as high as 40 feet. Over the next 22 years, Dinsmoor used 130 tons of cement to create over 150 life-sized statues. Today, if these statues were cut up and sold at an auction, they’d likely sell for millions of dollars.
- published: 22 Sep 2017
- views: 79682
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What did Samuel P Dinsmoor's friends call him? Garden of Eden, Lucas, Catch a Ghost Tours of Kansas
What did Samuel P. Dinsmoor's friends call him? We asked and here is what happened. [Samuel is the builder of the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas.] - Catch a Gh...
What did Samuel P. Dinsmoor's friends call him? We asked and here is what happened. [Samuel is the builder of the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas.] - Catch a Ghost Tours of Kansas - http://www.catchaghosttoursofkansas.com
https://wn.com/What_Did_Samuel_P_Dinsmoor's_Friends_Call_Him_Garden_Of_Eden,_Lucas,_Catch_A_Ghost_Tours_Of_Kansas
What did Samuel P. Dinsmoor's friends call him? We asked and here is what happened. [Samuel is the builder of the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas.] - Catch a Ghost Tours of Kansas - http://www.catchaghosttoursofkansas.com
- published: 19 Sep 2015
- views: 321
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This Guy was Mummified so you can meet him in Kansas - Garden of Eden
Home and Side-Hustle of S.P. Dinsmoor one of the last remaining members of the Populist Party. He built this sculpture garden and then buried himself and his wi...
Home and Side-Hustle of S.P. Dinsmoor one of the last remaining members of the Populist Party. He built this sculpture garden and then buried himself and his wife in it. Wanna see a Dead Body and learn about the populist political movement? Come to Kansas!
We learned a bunch about the Populist party and S.P. Dinsmoor. At the end of the tour we got to meet him and thank him for this place. He has been DEAD for 84 years! We walked inside his mausoleum and were completely impressed. What an adventure!
S.P. Dinsmoor, retired Civil War Veteran, started building the Cabin Home and Garden of Eden in 1904, at the age of 64. His sculptures are as interesting as his biography, with each and every element having a story to tell. When Dinsmoor retired from farming and moved to town, he built a house, the Cabin Home, intended to be both a residence and a source of income. For the exterior, he chose postrock limestone, the fine-quality building stone used in many commercial buildings, houses, barns, and fence posts in the area!
Showrunner: Chris Peck
Host: Michael Charles
Co Host:
Manny Fuller - Poor Guy Rap @mannyfuller
Trevor Rychly @thinktrevor
Drone
Jake Fam @MorningsideFilms
Shooter / Producer
Matt Kane
Dinsmoor built and moved into a log cabin on a lot that he named the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas. The cabin is a twelve-room house; the logs are made up of limestone quarried near Wilson Lake. Dinsmoor designed his landscape and spent the rest of his life creating the garden, which contains over 200 concrete sculptures. The sculptures and design of the house reflect Dinsmoor's belief in the Populist movement and his religious convictions, it includes a Labor Crucified figure that is surrounded by the people who put him on the Cross, a doctor, lawyer, preacher and capitalist.[4]
The final resting place for Dinsmoor and his first wife, Frances A. Barlow Journey, is inside the mausoleum in one corner of the lot. As part of a tour, visitors are allowed to view Dinsmoor in his concrete coffin, which is sealed behind a glass wall. Inside the mausoleum is also a double-exposed photo of a live Dinsmoor viewing his deceased body inside the coffin.
The garden is open to the public and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Home and Side-Hustle of S.P. Dinsmoor one of the last remaining members of the Populist Party. He built this sculpture garden and then buried himself and his wife in it. Wanna see a Dead Body and learn about the populist political movement? Come to Kansas!
We learned a bunch about the Populist party and S.P. Dinsmoor. At the end of the tour we got to meet him and thank him for this place. He has been DEAD for 84 years! We walked inside his mausoleum and were completely impressed. What an adventure!
S.P. Dinsmoor, retired Civil War Veteran, started building the Cabin Home and Garden of Eden in 1904, at the age of 64. His sculptures are as interesting as his biography, with each and every element having a story to tell. When Dinsmoor retired from farming and moved to town, he built a house, the Cabin Home, intended to be both a residence and a source of income. For the exterior, he chose postrock limestone, the fine-quality building stone used in many commercial buildings, houses, barns, and fence posts in the area!
Showrunner: Chris Peck
Host: Michael Charles
Co Host:
Manny Fuller - Poor Guy Rap @mannyfuller
Trevor Rychly @thinktrevor
Drone
Jake Fam @MorningsideFilms
Shooter / Producer
Matt Kane
Dinsmoor built and moved into a log cabin on a lot that he named the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas. The cabin is a twelve-room house; the logs are made up of limestone quarried near Wilson Lake. Dinsmoor designed his landscape and spent the rest of his life creating the garden, which contains over 200 concrete sculptures. The sculptures and design of the house reflect Dinsmoor's belief in the Populist movement and his religious convictions, it includes a Labor Crucified figure that is surrounded by the people who put him on the Cross, a doctor, lawyer, preacher and capitalist.[4]
The final resting place for Dinsmoor and his first wife, Frances A. Barlow Journey, is inside the mausoleum in one corner of the lot. As part of a tour, visitors are allowed to view Dinsmoor in his concrete coffin, which is sealed behind a glass wall. Inside the mausoleum is also a double-exposed photo of a live Dinsmoor viewing his deceased body inside the coffin.
The garden is open to the public and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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what is populism populism and social media politics populism and nationalism populism lecture sculpture garden Lucas Kansas The Untold Truth Of The Garden Of Eden NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC The Garden Of Eden Full Mystery Documentary The Location of The Garden of Eden Garden of Eden: What Do We Know About Adam and Eve? Genesis: What Really Happened In The Garden of Eden The Garden of Eden - Lucas, Kansas The Most Interesting American You've Never Heard Of Lucas KS. The Garden of Eden Garden of Eden, Lucas, Kansas Tour Lucas Kansas and The Garden of Eden The REAL LOCATION of the GARDEN of EDEN! MUST SEE! The 10 MOST DANGEROUS Cities in KANSAS In Search Of Eden [Documentary] Populism Made Easy Populism (in Economics and/or Politics) Explained in One Minute Does populism threaten democracy? The Populist Movement Explained What Is Populism? | History The rise of modern populism - Takis S. Pappas Populism is reshaping our world | The Economist populism explained (explainity® explainer video) What Is Populism? Talk like Trump - understanding populist speech and how to overcome it| Christopher Kabakis |TEDxWHU Populist Movement Abandoned Mausoleum Where 7 Deceased Bodies Were Found ASK A MORTICIAN- Why Don't Mausoleums Smell Like Decay? Inside Cemetery Mausoleum's THE PROBLEMS WITH MAUSOLEUM BURIALS A Peek Inside Preserved Body Park Historic
- published: 03 May 2022
- views: 972
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S. P. Dinsmoor's Garden of Eden in Lucas Kansas
S. P. Dinsmoor was a retired schoolteacher and Civil War veteran who moved to Lucas, Kansas in 1891. During most of the remaining 31 years of his life, he creat...
S. P. Dinsmoor was a retired schoolteacher and Civil War veteran who moved to Lucas, Kansas in 1891. During most of the remaining 31 years of his life, he created an unforgettable legacy in three parts:
The "log cabin" was completed in 1907. The "logs" are up to 27 feet long and are carved from limestone. Dinsmoor called the home "the most unique home for living or dead on Earth," and conducted tours of the 11-room house.
The garden surrounding the home was built during the following 22 years. Built of limestone and 113 tons of concrete, the garden tells the history of the world starting with its creation. There are 150 figures plus other forms, from insects to 40 feet tall trees in the Garden of Eden. Sunflower Journeys calls it a work of art, a statement of political & religious beliefs, and a record of Kansas history.
The pagoda at the northeast corner of the Garden of Eden is a stone and concrete mausoleum. It houses Dinsmoor and his first wife in a glass-lidded coffin.
Lucas Kansas is a fun town full of unique grassroots art projects and things to see including the International Award-Winning Toilet in downtown Lucas, winner of the "2018 quirkiest Experience".
If you ever get a chance be sure to add a visit to Lucas on your travels, you will love it!!
Music Mars by Alon Peretz
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S. P. Dinsmoor was a retired schoolteacher and Civil War veteran who moved to Lucas, Kansas in 1891. During most of the remaining 31 years of his life, he created an unforgettable legacy in three parts:
The "log cabin" was completed in 1907. The "logs" are up to 27 feet long and are carved from limestone. Dinsmoor called the home "the most unique home for living or dead on Earth," and conducted tours of the 11-room house.
The garden surrounding the home was built during the following 22 years. Built of limestone and 113 tons of concrete, the garden tells the history of the world starting with its creation. There are 150 figures plus other forms, from insects to 40 feet tall trees in the Garden of Eden. Sunflower Journeys calls it a work of art, a statement of political & religious beliefs, and a record of Kansas history.
The pagoda at the northeast corner of the Garden of Eden is a stone and concrete mausoleum. It houses Dinsmoor and his first wife in a glass-lidded coffin.
Lucas Kansas is a fun town full of unique grassroots art projects and things to see including the International Award-Winning Toilet in downtown Lucas, winner of the "2018 quirkiest Experience".
If you ever get a chance be sure to add a visit to Lucas on your travels, you will love it!!
Music Mars by Alon Peretz
- published: 30 Jan 2023
- views: 102
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Samuel Dinsmoor (disambiguation)
Samuel Dinsmore may refer to:
Samuel Dinsmoor (1766–1835), American politician, U.S. Congressman and Governor of New Hampshire
Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. (1799–1869)...
Samuel Dinsmore may refer to:
Samuel Dinsmoor (1766–1835), American politician, U.S. Congressman and Governor of New Hampshire
Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. (1799–1869), American banker, Governor of New Hampshire
Samuel P. Dinsmoor (1843–1932), eccentric American sculptor and landscape designer
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Dinsmoor_(disambiguation)
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Samuel Dinsmore may refer to:
Samuel Dinsmoor (1766–1835), American politician, U.S. Congressman and Governor of New Hampshire
Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. (1799–1869), American banker, Governor of New Hampshire
Samuel P. Dinsmoor (1843–1932), eccentric American sculptor and landscape designer
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Dinsmoor_(disambiguation)
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- published: 22 Dec 2021
- views: 10
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SP Dinsmoor's GARDEN of EDEN, a Mystery Caretaker, and the real STULL, KS | EP 18 - Curious Kansas
Want to see Dinsmoor's famous sculpture garden, THE GARDEN OF EDEN, presided over by SP Dinsmoor HIMSELF?? Want to know the truth about STULL, KANSAS? Or maybe ...
Want to see Dinsmoor's famous sculpture garden, THE GARDEN OF EDEN, presided over by SP Dinsmoor HIMSELF?? Want to know the truth about STULL, KANSAS? Or maybe hear about the mysterious caretaker of the grave of Carrie Frances Kiene? Check out this HALLOWEEN episode of Fly Over Country! I explore some of the curious stops around Kansas, including the folk art of Lucas, KS, and the supposed Gateway to Hell in Stull (Spoiler Alert: It's nothing). Hope you enjoy!
IN THIS VIDEO:
-The Grave of Carrie Frances Kiene in Topeka, KS
-Getting booted out of Stull, KS
-Exploring the craziest sculptures of Dinsmoor in the Garden of Eden
WHAT IS FLY OVER COUNTRY?
Everyone should travel. And now, more than ever, it’s faster and cheaper to get where you want to go. You’d be amazed at how much there is to do for a fraction of the cost you’d pay at that mega amusement park or that super fancy all-inclusive resort. With a little creativity and an eye for adventure, you can find yourself in some pretty amazing places for cheap. With “Fly Over Country,” I aim to show you destinations you may not have thought about visiting, or didn’t realize you could without spending a boatload of money. Your bank account shouldn’t stop you from seeing all of the great things in your city, or state, or the country, or the world! So subscribe to “Fly Over Country,” and you might find… the world is smaller than you think!
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
#RoadsideAttractions #Kansas #Travel
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Want to see Dinsmoor's famous sculpture garden, THE GARDEN OF EDEN, presided over by SP Dinsmoor HIMSELF?? Want to know the truth about STULL, KANSAS? Or maybe hear about the mysterious caretaker of the grave of Carrie Frances Kiene? Check out this HALLOWEEN episode of Fly Over Country! I explore some of the curious stops around Kansas, including the folk art of Lucas, KS, and the supposed Gateway to Hell in Stull (Spoiler Alert: It's nothing). Hope you enjoy!
IN THIS VIDEO:
-The Grave of Carrie Frances Kiene in Topeka, KS
-Getting booted out of Stull, KS
-Exploring the craziest sculptures of Dinsmoor in the Garden of Eden
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- published: 30 Oct 2020
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Haunted Exclusive, "The Garden of Eden" paranormal investigation
The Wichita Paranormal Research Society travels to Lucas, Kansas for the very first paranormal investigation of Samuel Dinsmoor's, "Garden of Eden". KAKE photo...
The Wichita Paranormal Research Society travels to Lucas, Kansas for the very first paranormal investigation of Samuel Dinsmoor's, "Garden of Eden". KAKE photojournalist, Enrique Ramirez, follows WPRS to Lucas and documents their investigation. (Edited by: Jonathan Hoskins).
https://wn.com/Haunted_Exclusive,_The_Garden_Of_Eden_Paranormal_Investigation
The Wichita Paranormal Research Society travels to Lucas, Kansas for the very first paranormal investigation of Samuel Dinsmoor's, "Garden of Eden". KAKE photojournalist, Enrique Ramirez, follows WPRS to Lucas and documents their investigation. (Edited by: Jonathan Hoskins).
- published: 15 Jul 2009
- views: 5439
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We Saw a Mummified Body in the Garden of Eden in Kansas! What? Yeah, We Really Did!
@3woutdoors visits the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas and sees the mummified body of S. P. Dinsmoor, civil war veteran, populist, native Ohioan, and creator of...
@3woutdoors visits the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas and sees the mummified body of S. P. Dinsmoor, civil war veteran, populist, native Ohioan, and creator of the oldest folk art environment in the United States.
https://wn.com/We_Saw_A_Mummified_Body_In_The_Garden_Of_Eden_In_Kansas_What_Yeah,_We_Really_Did
@3woutdoors visits the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas and sees the mummified body of S. P. Dinsmoor, civil war veteran, populist, native Ohioan, and creator of the oldest folk art environment in the United States.
- published: 12 Aug 2023
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The Garden of Eden - Lucas, Kansas
My adventure to a place called Garden of Eden located in Lucas, Kansas. The Garden of Eden is a historic site and tourist attraction built by Samuel P. Dinsmoor...
My adventure to a place called Garden of Eden located in Lucas, Kansas. The Garden of Eden is a historic site and tourist attraction built by Samuel P. Dinsmoor.
"Dinsmoor built and moved into a log cabin on a lot that he named the Garden of Eden. The cabin is a twelve-room house; the logs are made up of limestone quarried near Wilson Lake. Dinsmoor designed his landscape and spent the rest of his life creating the garden, which contains over 200 concrete sculptures. The sculptures and design of the house reflect Dinsmoor's belief in the Populist movement and his religious convictions.
The final resting place for Dinsmoor and his first wife, Frances A. Barlow Journey, is inside the mausoleum in one corner of the lot. As part of a tour, visitors are allowed to view Dinsmoor in his concrete coffin, which is sealed behind a glass wall. Inside the mausoleum is also a double-exposed photo of a live Dinsmoor viewing his deceased body inside the coffin.
The garden is open to the public and is on the National Register of Historic Places."
Source:Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_P._Dinsmoor
For more information about the interesting history behind the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas please see the links below:
http://www.garden-of-eden-lucas-kansas.com/history.htm
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2103
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https://wn.com/The_Garden_Of_Eden_Lucas,_Kansas
My adventure to a place called Garden of Eden located in Lucas, Kansas. The Garden of Eden is a historic site and tourist attraction built by Samuel P. Dinsmoor.
"Dinsmoor built and moved into a log cabin on a lot that he named the Garden of Eden. The cabin is a twelve-room house; the logs are made up of limestone quarried near Wilson Lake. Dinsmoor designed his landscape and spent the rest of his life creating the garden, which contains over 200 concrete sculptures. The sculptures and design of the house reflect Dinsmoor's belief in the Populist movement and his religious convictions.
The final resting place for Dinsmoor and his first wife, Frances A. Barlow Journey, is inside the mausoleum in one corner of the lot. As part of a tour, visitors are allowed to view Dinsmoor in his concrete coffin, which is sealed behind a glass wall. Inside the mausoleum is also a double-exposed photo of a live Dinsmoor viewing his deceased body inside the coffin.
The garden is open to the public and is on the National Register of Historic Places."
Source:Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_P._Dinsmoor
For more information about the interesting history behind the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas please see the links below:
http://www.garden-of-eden-lucas-kansas.com/history.htm
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2103
Music info:
The Great Unknown by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/
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- published: 04 Oct 2016
- views: 3502