Stately Knowledge: Kansas: Just the Facts

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Just the Facts:

Capital: Topeka
Population: 2,688,418
Governor: Bill Graves (R, to January 2003)
Entered the Union: January 29, 1861
As the: 34th state
Motto: Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties)
Nicknames: Sunflower State, Jayhawk State, Breadbasket of America
Flower: Sunflower
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Song: Home on the Range
Sports Teams: None.
Origin of Name: From a Sioux word meaning "people of the south wind"
Major Industries: Wheat, Cattle, Aircraft
Historical Sites: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Museum and Library, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Riley, Fort Scott Historic Site, Boot Hill Museum's Front Street, Fort Larned National Historic Site, Old Abilene Town
Points of Interest: Wichita Art Museum, Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, NCAA Visitors Center
Bordering States: Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri
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Encyclopedias and Almanacs

Follow these links to read articles about Kansas from Encyclopedias and Almanacs:

Encarta Concise Encyclopedia

Columbia Encyclopedia

Information Please Almanac

Other Helpful links:

Kansas Information Network (http://www.state.ks.us)
This is Kansas' official home page. Check out the link for the children's network!

Kansas State Historical Society (http://www.kshs.org/)
Everything you ever wanted to know about Kansas history! Here you can find links to historical sites with pictures.

Welcome to the Sights of Kansas (http://www.ukans.edu/heritage/kssights)
Browse through this site to find tons of information on the history and people of Kansas, as well as things to see and do in Kansas.

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