State Information
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Kansas
"the thirty fourth state" quarter struck by
the mint on
August 15, 2005 |
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| The quarter's stateside face depicts a buffalo grazing
the prairie in a field of sunflowers. Both are significant to Kansas. In the very early
history there 30 million buffalo grazing North America. Bison meat and hide was
extensively used by the plains Indians for food and clothing. The sunflower is native to
Kansas and was used for food historically and still is today for both oil and edible seeds
with over 30,000 acres in production. |
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Admitted
to Union: |
January 29, 1861 |
Bits of History
Update:
What famous trail goes through
Rock Creek Station, Ft. Kearny, Ash Hollow, Courthouse & Jail Rocks, Chimney Rock, and
Scottsbluff? In what state are we
traveling?
The flower says it all. |
| Order
Admitted: |
34 |
| Capital:
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Topeka |
| Largest
City: |
Wichita |
| Nickname: |
Sunflower State |
| State
Bird: |
Western Meadowlark |
| State
Flower: |
Sunflower |
| State
Tree: |
Eastern Cottonwood |
| State
Motto: |
"Ad
Astra per Aspera" (To the Stars Through Difficulties) |
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State Name Origin:
Derived from the Siouan Kansa or Kaw, meaning "people of the south
wind," who lived south of
the settlements of the northern Great Plains.
Fun State Facts:
Kansas has a population of 2,585,800, 32nd in the nation. Its land area is 81,823 square
miles,
13th in the nation. The highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,039 feet above sea level. In
1990
Kansas farmers produced enough wheat to make 33 billion loaves of bread, or enough to
provide
each person on earth 6 loaves. A ball of twine in Cawker City is 40 feet in
circumference and has
over 1,325 miles of sisal twine and is still growing. .
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