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Capital city of
Kansas - Topeka
Info about Statehood - The
Date that Kansas was admitted to the Union - January 29, 1861
Abbreviation - The
abbreviation for the state is as follows:
Abbreviation -
Kans.
Facts about Size - The area of
the State covers 82282 square miles
The Constitution -
Kansas was the 34 th State to be admitted to the Union
3 Largest Cities in
Kansas - Wichita, Overland Park & Kansas City
State Motto - " Ad astra per aspera " the State Motto is translated as "
To the stars through difficulties "
Facts about the State Nickname - The
Sunflower State ( after the wild flowers of the plains of
Kansas )
Name of the State
Song is " Home on the Range " the words of the song are by
Brewster Higley and music
composed by Daniel Kelley
Short History of
Kansas - The territory organised by the Kansas-Nebraska Act
of 1854 became known as Bleeding
Kansas, for free and slave factions (1854-1859).
Origin of the name - From the Kansas River which was named by the French
after the Dakota Sioux Indian word "Kanze" meaning "south
wind."
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of the Symbols / Emblems of Kansas
The following animal, bird, flower and tree are the
symbols / Emblems of the State of Kansas:
Animal Symbol - American Buffalo
(Bison bison)
Bird Symbol - Western Meadowlark
Flower Symbol - Common Sunflower
Insect Emblem - Honeybee (Apis
mellifera)
Reptile Emblem - Ornate Box Turtle
Tree - Eastern Cottonwood
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