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Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Susie Haver – Cloud County Convention and Tourism

Where is the longest sculpted brick mural in the United States? Would you believe, in Cloud County, Kansas? Today we’ll learn about this remarkable rural tourism attraction.

The longest sculpted brick mural in the U.S. is in Concordia, Kansas.
The longest sculpted brick mural in the U.S. is in Concordia, Kansas.

Last week we learned about Cloud Ceramics, a brick manufacturer in Concordia. Not only does this company produce bricks for construction across the nation, it also provided bricks for an amazing artistic mural which depicts landmarks in the company’s home county.

Susie Haver is director of Cloud County Convention and Tourism. She grew up on a wheat farm west of Concordia where she lives today. “It’s a beautiful setting,” Susie said. “I love it there.”  She went to Cloud County Community College and then K-State. She and her husband lived in Missouri for a time before she came back to Cloud County.

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