Facts about the state of Kansas

State flower :

Sunflower

State Bird :

Western Medowlark

State Tree :

Cottonwood

State Motto :

Ad astra per aspera

• Topeka is the capital of Kansas.
• Wichita is the largest city.
• It is sometimes called the wheat state or the breadbasket of the nation.becuase it leads all other states in the production of wheat
• "home on the range" is the state song.
• There are 54 different spellings of Kansas other than the one used today
• The first newspaper in Kansas was writtern in Shawnee Indian language
• At one time it was against the law to serve ice cream on cherry pie in Kansas