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The Search for Gold in Kansas
By Linda Tancs
Built in the 1930s and resembling an old stone fortification, Coronado Heights Castle in Lindsborg, Kansas, marks the spot where a conquistador allegedly gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold. Specifically, Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado is believed to have visited what is now the Kansas wilderness in the 1540s during his hunt for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold. Like other explorers, he was unsuccessful in his mission and returned to his native land. Today the site is a favorite for picnicking, flying kites, hiking or riding the off-road bike trails.
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