Kansas Geological Survey--Photo Library

National Gypsum Plant

Date: 1961

Place Name: Gypsum Plant, Barber County

Short description: National Gypsum Plant in Medicine Lodge in Barber County. Gypsum is used in making cement, plaster of Paris, wall plasters and mortars, sheet rock, and fertilizer.

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Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway

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Kansas Scenic Byways

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