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Kansas Facts and Links
Kansas Facts
- Date admitted to the Union:
January 29, 1861 as the 34th State
- Capitol City: Topeka
- Geographic Size: 82,264
square miles. Kansas ranks 14th in size
- Geographic center of the
U.S.: Near Lebanon in Smith County, Kansas
- Nickname is Sunflower State.
Also Wheat State
- State Motto: "Ad Astra
Per Aspera," Latin for "To the stars through difficulties."
- State Song: "Home
on the Range"
- State Tree: Cottonwood
- State Bird: Western Meadowlark
- State Reptile: Ornate Box
Turtle
Universities and Education
- Emporia State University
- Fort Hays State University
- Kansas State University
- Pittsburg State University
- University of Kansas
- Washburn University
- Wichita State University
- Kansas Community Colleges
and Technical Schools
- KANREN: Kansas Research
and Education Network
Travel and Geography
- Kansas Travel and Tourism
Information
- The Eisenhower Center in
Abilene, Kansas
- Kansas Cosmosphere and
Space Center
- Exploration Place
- Prairie Museum of Art and
History
- Sternberg Museum of Natural
History
Kansas History
- Historical Timeline
- Kansas Museum of History
Entertainment
- Kansas is famous for its
barbeque: Kansas City Barbeque Society
- K-State Wildcat Football
- KU Jawhawk Men's Basketball
- WSU Shocker Baseball
- K-State Wildcat Women's
Basketball
- America's newest NASCAR
track - The Kansas Speedway
- One of the country's most
exciting motor sports facilities - Heartland Park Topeka.
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