Learn More About Kansas
Category : Kansas
Kansas was admitted to statehood January 29, 1861, as the 34th state of the union. Kansas will be the 9th state we encounter on our hike....
To 'Discover' the route of the American Discovery Trail in Kansas click on the ADTS page: Trail Directory for Kansas.



The northeastern boundary of Kansas is covered by nearly 75 miles of the Missouri River. Kansas’ most important agricultural products are beef cattle and wheat.

Kansas was named after the Kansa Indians.
Kansa means 'people of the south wind'.


To 'Discover' more about the state of Kansas click on the Highlighted Links throughout this article.


The sunflower is the Kansas state flower


To take a look at Kansas history click:
http://www.theus50.com/kansas/history.shtml

'Discover' other interesting aspects of Kansas at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kansas





Explore more facts about Kansas:
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ks_intro.htm

For a great overview of Kansas Information click:
http://www.50states.com/kansas.htm

Thinking about a Kansas vacation:
http://www.travelks.com/

Go directly to the source by clicking:
http://www.kansas.gov/



The Barred Tiger Salamander is the
Kansas state Amphibian.




Take a look at Kansas Topography:
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/mgg/topo/state2.pl?region=ks.jpg