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Kansas (/ˈkænzəs/ ^ⓘ KAN-zəss) is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named after the Kansas River, in turn named after the Kansa people. Its capital is Topeka, and its most populous city is Wichita; however, the largest urban area is the bi-state Kansas City metropolitan area split between Kansas and Missouri.

For thousands of years, what is now known as Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Indigenous tribes. The first settlement of non-indigenous people in Kansas occurred in 1827 at Fort Leavenworth. The pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery debate. When it was officially opened to settlement by the U.S. government in 1854 with the Kansas–Nebraska Act, conflict between abolitionist Free-Staters from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri broke out over the question of whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state, in a period known as Bleeding Kansas. On January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free state, hence the unofficial nickname "The Free State". Passage of the Homestead Acts in 1862 brought a further influx of settlers, and the booming cattle trade of the 1870s attracted some of the Wild West's most iconic figures to western Kansas.

As of 2015, Kansas was among the most productive agricultural states, producing high yields of wheat, corn, sorghum, and soybeans. In addition to its traditional strength in agriculture, Kansas possesses an extensive aerospace industry. Kansas, which has an area of 82,278 square miles (213,100 square kilometers) is the 15th-largest state by area, the 36th most-populous of the 50 states, with a population of 2,940,865 according to the 2020 census, and the 10th least densely populated. Residents of Kansas are called Kansans. Mount Sunflower is Kansas's highest point at 4,039 feet (1,231 meters). (Full article...)

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K-104 is a 2.275-mile-long (3.661 km) state highway in Saline County in the U.S. State of Kansas. It is signed east–west even though the majority of the route runs north–south. The route begins at a junction with Interstate 135 (I-135) and U.S. Route 81 (US-81), at I-135 exit 86, to a junction with K-4. It has an annual average daily traffic of between 1000 and 1300 and is paved with composite pavement. The highway is not a part of the National Highway System. The route was established around 1967, and has not been changed since. (Full article...)

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Important dates in Kansas' history

July–August 1541: Coronado explores Kansas
April 30, 1803: Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed
May 30, 1854: Kansas Territory organized
July 29, 1859: Constitution adopted by convention
January 29, 1861: Kansas becomes 34th state
August 21, 1863: Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence
Spring 1879: Exodusters
February 19, 1881: First state to Constitutionally prohibit alcohol
1890s: Populist Revolt
July 1951: Great Flood of 1951
May 17, 1954: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

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State facts

Nickname: The Sunflower State
Capital: Topeka
Largest city: Wichita
Governor: Laura Kelly (D)
Total area: 213,096 square kilometers (82,277 square miles)
Population (2000 census): 2,688,418
Date admitted to the Union: January 29, 1861
Senators: Jerry Moran (R), Roger Marshall (R)
Representatives: Tracey Mann (R), Jake LaTurner (R), Ron Estes (R), Sharice Davids (D)

State symbols:

Amphibian: Barred tiger salamander
Fish: Channel catfish
Bird: Western meadowlark
Flower: Sunflower
Insect: European honey bee
Mammal: Bison
Motto: Ad astra per aspera, or "To the stars through difficulties"
Reptile: Ornate Box turtle
Song: "Home on the Range"
Tree: Populus angustifolia

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Orval Grove in 1948

Orval Leroy Grove (August 29, 1919 – April 20, 1992) was an American professional baseball player. He was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for ten seasons in the American League with the Chicago White Sox. In 207 career games, Grove pitched 1,176 innings and posted a win–loss record of 63–73, with 66 complete games, 11 shutouts, and a 3.78 earned run average (ERA).

The only freshman on the Proviso Township High School varsity baseball team, Grove's pitching ability attracted the attention of the White Sox. After signing with the team in 1937, Grove moved between the major leagues and minor leagues for a few seasons until 1943, when he found a solid place in the White Sox's pitching rotation. Grove had a career-year in 1943, finishing the season with career-bests in ERA, wins, and complete games; in 1944, he made his only All-Star appearance. (Full article...)

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Image 1The Santa Fe Depot, a U.S. National Register of Historic Places building, in Osage City. (from Kansas)
Image 2Gove County Badlands. (from Kansas)
Image 3Clouds in northeastern Kansas. (from Kansas)
Image 4Kansas Highway Map. (from Kansas)
Image 5Kansas summer wheat and storm panorama. (from Kansas)
Image 6NRC workers at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Burlington. (from Kansas)
Image 7Rev. Richard Cordley, the first graduate of the University of Kansas, and nicknamed "The Abolition Preacher", due to his strong views against slavery, and his influence on Kansas's founding as a free state. (from Kansas)
Image 8Tyler Field in Eck Stadium at Wichita State University in Wichita. (from Kansas)
Image 9Samuel Seymour's 1819 illustration of a Kansa lodge and dance is the oldest drawing known to be done in Kansas. (from History of Kansas)
Image 10David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium is the oldest football stadium west of the Mississippi River, and one of the oldest standing football stadiums in the country. Built in 1921, it is home to the Kansas Jayhawks football team. (from Kansas)
Image 11Boosterism: cover of a promotional booklet published in 1907 by the Rock Island railroad (from History of Kansas)
Image 12Boeing B-29 Superfortress production in Wichita in 1944 (from History of Kansas)
Image 13George Armstrong Custer led U.S. troops against Native Americans in western Kansas. (from History of Kansas)
Image 14The Great Plains of Kansas. (from Kansas)
Image 15University of Kansas Strong Hall in Lawrence. (from Kansas)

Map of counties in Kansas by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census.

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Image 17Downtown Wichita in the winter. (from Kansas)
Image 18The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita. (from Kansas)
Image 191855 Free-State poster (from History of Kansas)
Image 20Albert Bierstadt, Western Kansas, 1875. (from Kansas)
Image 21Chippewa named "One-Called-From-A-Distance" (from History of Kansas)
Image 221915–1918 Kansas railroad map (from Kansas)
Image 23Allen Fieldhouse at University of Kansas in Lawrence. (from Kansas)
Image 24The Kansas Pacific main line shown on an 1869 map (from History of Kansas)
Image 25The Plaza Cinema in Ottawa is the oldest operating movie theater in the world. (from Kansas)
Image 26John Brown about 1856 (from History of Kansas)
Image 27The Orpheum, a historic movie theater in Wichita. (from Kansas)
Image 28Ethnic origins in Kansas. (from Kansas)
Image 29Reverend Charles Sheldon, Topeka resident and coiner of the phrase "What would Jesus do?". (from Kansas)
Image 30Charles Curtis (R) was born near Topeka and served as a State Legislator, Congressman and Senator, before becoming Vice President (1929–33). He is the only Native American elected to the Executive Branch (he was born into the Kaw Nation). (from Kansas)
Image 31Map of Kansas and Missouri with Kansas City metro counties. (from Kansas)
Image 32Kansas residents who are veterans, work as a first responder, and people who work in agriculture may request a custom plate reflecting their profession. (from Kansas)
Image 33Frank Bond's illustration of the Louisiana Purchase (from History of Kansas)
Image 34Spring River, Kansas. (from Kansas)
Image 35Temporary quarters for Volga Germans in central Kansas, 1875 (from History of Kansas)
Image 36The Cosmosphere, the world-renowned space museum in Hutchinson. (from Kansas)
Image 37Map of Indian territories, 1836 (from History of Kansas)
Image 38Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence (from Kansas)
Image 39An example of a custom Kansas rear license plate. Kansas allows residents to purchase license plates with college and university logos on them for an extra fee. (from Kansas)
Image 40Köppen climate types of Kansas, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Kansas)
Image 41Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City. (from Kansas)
Image 42Sunflower field outside of Lawrence. (from Kansas)
Image 43Kansas's Monument Rocks at night.
Image 44Pond in Osage County, Kansas. (from Kansas)
Image 45The Great Seal of the State of Kansas was established by the legislature on May 25, 1861. The design was submitted by Senator John James Ingalls. He also proposed the state motto, "Ad astra per aspera", which means "to the stars through difficulty". (from History of Kansas)
Image 46Quantrill's 1863 raid burned the town of Lawrence and killed 164 townspeople. (from History of Kansas)
Image 47Standard Kansas license plate 2018-2024. (from Kansas)
Image 48Cedar Point Mill, built in 1875 in Cedar Point, on the National Register of Historic Places. (from Kansas)
Image 49Pittsburg. (from Kansas)
Image 50The Kansas Statehouse. (from Kansas)
Image 51The chalk rock badlands and cliffs in western Kansas, near Dighton. (from Kansas)
Image 52Fox Theater, Hutchinson. (from Kansas)
Image 53Kanopolis State Park. (from Kansas)
Image 54Population density map of Kansas in 2020. (from Kansas)
Image 55Kansas welcome sign on K-96 (from Kansas)
Image 56The Rio Theatre, Overland Park (from Kansas)

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