Kansas

State Information Back To Top	Date of statehood: January 29, 1861 Capitol: Topeka Size( in sq. miles): 82,282 State bird: Western Meadowlark State tree: Cottonwood State flower: Native Sunflower State animal: American Buffalo State song: "Home On The Range" State nickname: Sunflower State (unofficial names: Wheat State and Jayhawker state FUN FACTS At the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, doctors use waterbeds as operating tables for horses. Kansas claims the world's largest salt deposit. A mine in Hutchinson is large enough to supply the U.S. with salt for the next 350,000 years! PLACES TO VISIT Lawrence is a great place to shop. If you are a sports fan, you will really enjoy going to Phog Allen Field house to watch some of the many basketball games played here, home of the Jayhawks! If you have children and are moving to Kansas, Overland Park would be a great place to relocate. It has high expectations for it's teachers as well as students which gives your child an excellent chance to succeed More Information
Important Cities Back To Top	Wichita, Kansas City, Lawrence, Overland Park, and Topeka are all some of the many important cities in Kansas.
State History Back To Top	1803 President Thomas Jefferson acquires the Louisiana Purchase, including Kansas, from France 1854 The Kansas Territory is opened to settlement by the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 1855 Proslavery forces take over the Kansas Government 1861 Kansas is admitted to the Union as a free state in Jan. The Civil War begins in April. 1862 The Homestead act is passed. 1863 William Quantrill raids Lawrence
Important People Back To Top	Kirstie Alley (born 1955) is a famous actress from Wichita, KS. Vivian Vance (1912-1979) was a famous actress from Cherryville, KS. Gale Sayers (born 1940) was a famous athlete from Wichita, KS. Russel Stover (1888- 1954) was a famous candy maker from Alton, KS. Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) was a famous pilot from Atchison, KS. Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969) was the 34th US President. He was from Abilene, KS
Industry Back To Top	About 1 in every 6 workers in Kansas has a job in a factory. Most Kansans have service jobs. Minerals are found in most parts of Kansas, and the mining industry employs a small number of the state's workers.