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NICKNAME |
SUNFLOWER STATE |
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MOTTO |
TO THE STARS THROUGH DIFFICULTIES |
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CAPITAL |
TOPEKA |
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SONG |
HOME ON THE RANGE |
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TREE |
COTTONWOOD |
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BIRD |
WESTERN MEADOWLARK |
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FLOWER |
SUNFLOWER |
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| RANK IN LAND AREA |
13TH LARGEST |
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| POSTAL ABBREVIATION |
KS |
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| TRADITIONAL ABBREVIATION |
KAN |
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| RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE |
121° |
| IMPORTANT CITIES AND POPULATION | KANSAS CITY | 146,866 |
| WICHITA | 344,284 | |
| TOPEKA | 122,377 | |
| OVERLAND PARK | 149,080 | |
| LAWRENCE | 80,098 | |
| OLATHE | 92,962 |
| STATE CAPITOL BUILDING | THE CAPITOL BUILDING IS IN TOPEKA. IT TOOK 37 YEARS TO BUILD. | |
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FORT RILEY |
FORT RILEY IS NEAR JUNCTION CITY. FORT RILEY BECAME A FAMOUS CAVALRY CENTER. | |
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FORT LEAVENWORTH |
FORT LEAVENWORTH IS NEAR THE CITY OF LEAVENWORTH. IT WAS THE FIRST PERMANENT WHITE SETTLEMENT IN KANSAS. | |
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THE WOODLANDS |
THE WOODLANDS IS IN KANSAS CITY. IT IS A RACING FACILITY THAT HAS TRACKS FOR HORSE AND GREYHOUND RACING. |
| 1803 | KANSAS BECAME PART OF THE US AS A PART OF LOUISIANA PURCHASE. | |
| 1861 | KANSAS BECOMES A STATE ON JANUARY 29. | |
| 1934-35 | DUST STORMS DAMAGED LARGE PORTIONS OF FARMLAND. | |
| 1905 | THE COUNTRY'S FIRST HELIUM WAS FOUND NEAR DEXTER. | |
| 1968 | KANSAS VOTERS APPROVED A STATE LOTTERY. | |
| 1894 | KANSAS OIL AND GAS FIELDS BEGAN PRODUCING. |
| FAMOUS PEOPLE | NAME | JOB | WHERE THEY WERE BORN |
| AMELIA EARHART | AVIATOR | ATCHISON | |
| BOB DOLE | US SENATOR | RUSSELL | |
| BARRY SANDERS | RUNNING BACK IN N.F.L. | WICHITA | |
| WALTER CHRYSLER | FOUNDER OF CHRYSLER | WAMEGO | |
| GALE SAYERS | HALF BACK IN N.F.L | WICHITA | |
| BUSTER KEATON | COMEDIAN | PIQUA |
| JOBS | SERVICES | 74% | PERSONAL SERVICES, FINANCE, GOVERNMENT, TRADE, AND TRANSPORTATION |
| INDUSTRY | 23% | BUSINESS, MANUFACTURING, AND MINING | |
| AGRICULTURE | 3% | AGRICULTURE, FISHING, CONSTRUCTION, AND FORESTRY, |
| INFO TABLE | BENS GUIDE | WEBSITE |
| J-K WORLD BOOK | ENCYCLOPEDIA | |
| KANSAS | BOOK BY: KATHLEEN THOMPSON | |
| 50 STATES | WEBSITE |