HIGHLIGHTS
The state flower is the sunflower. The state animal is the buffalo. It got its name from an Indian named Kansas. Kansas means people of the south wind .The state bird is western meadowlark. Kansas entered the union on January 29, 1861 as the 34th state. Topeka is the capital of Kansas. Wichita is the largest city. Kansas is sometimes called the Wheat State because it has the most wheat harvest. It also has a livestock of mostly cattle more than wheat in the past year. A nickname for Kansas is the sunflower state. Kansas is a mid western state but is more commonly referred to a plain state.
(SUNFLOWER- KANSAS STATE FLOWER)
(WESTERN MEADOWLARK - KANSAS STATE BIRD)
