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Anthony, John, and Logan
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Nickname: The Sunflower State Region in the U.S.: The Midwest Capital city: Topeka Population: 2,853,118 people The 3 Major Cities: Kansas City, Wichita, and Dodge City Nickname, Region in the U.S., Capital, Population and 3 Major Cities.
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State Flag, State Bird, And State Tree
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Current Governor and State Senators Current Governor: Samuel. D. Brownback State Senators: Jerry Moran Republican, Tim Kaine Democrat
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Borders and Geography Borders: Oklahoma, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Geography: It is good for farming and has dry rich soil.
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Natural Resources/Agriculture/Farming Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal It is a good place for farming because Kansas has a lot of dry rich soil and a lot of flat land.
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History and Additional Historical Fact Statehood: In 1541 Kansas became a state In the 1700 French trappers came and settled in the northern part of Kansas. In 1803, French explorers sold Louisiana to the U.S. In 1856, supporters of slavery burned part of the free town of Lawrence, Kansas
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Places to Visit Boot Hill Museum’s Front Street you can look at the cemetery. The Woodlands is a raising facility
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Additional Facts The precipitation is uneven, the south east gets 40 inches and the western border gets only 17 inches. Kansas manufactured chemicals, machinery, fabricated metal, and printed materials. Kansas’s minerals include cement, clay, gypsum, helium, salt, sand, and gravel. In the stern berg museum there is a fish inside a fish fossil
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Additional Facts (continued) Did you know “Ad Astra per asp era” is the Kansas state motto? The first railroad in Kansas is the Arm Wood in Mary's Ville lane. Cattle-ranching association controlled most of Kansas's open range.
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Bibliography Hansen, Ellen R, and Rita G. Napier. “Kansas”. World Book student. World Book, 2014. Web. 14 may, 2014. Zachary Kent. “America the Beautiful”. Canada Children's Press. 1991.(Book).
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