Antelope Lake near Morland was built in the 1930 s as a Works Progress Administration project and now offers fine fishing and picnicing facilities. A relief sculpture on the front of the Citizens State Bank , Morland, is the work of Jack Curran, Bella Vista, Arkansas. It depicts prehistoric fauna featured in the National Geographic article about the Minium Fossil Site. Nicodemus , an exoduster settlement on Highway 24, remains as one of the few all-black communities founded in the years following the Civil War. Settled in 1877, Nicodemus has been the subject of numerous articles, books, and television projects and is a designated National Historic Site.
Informative signs explain history of town.
Cottonwood Ranch , just across the Sheridan County line near Studley, is a part of the Kansas State Park System and depicts a working sheep ranch of the 1800 s. Blast from the Past , an annual festival, is held there the third Saturday of August. Fairgrounds are located on Highway 283 at the southern edge of town. Special merchant promotions, a parade, and an outstanding musical performance introduce the Jayhawker Roundup, the popular three-day PRCA rodeo. The Solomon River Hot Air Balloon Festival , held in conjunction with the fair, features a dozen or more colorful hot air balloons giving rides over the surrounding countryside to area sponsors and residents. The Hill City Lions Club s Annual Antique, Gun and Coin Show features approximately 60 tables the third weekend of March in the ballroom of the Hill City Elks Lodge.