Visiting Kansas' Iconic 'Home On The Range'04:22
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January 03, 2018

C.J. Janovy, KCUR

El Dean Holthus of Smith Center, Kansas, leads a tour of the property where Brewster Higley wrote 'Home on the Range,' including a restored cabin where Higley lived. (C.J. Janovy/KCUR)

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Throughout rural America, it's common to see old, weathered houses abandoned and sinking back into the earth. But the people of Smith Center, Kansas, have made a point of saving one such home on the range. That's because it is the home on the range.

C.J. Janovy (@cjjanovy) of KCUR has the story.

This segment aired on January 3, 2018.

KCUR: For The People Of This Kansas Prairie Town, 'Home On The Range' Is Not Just An Iconic Song

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