Kansas

Entered State Hood

January 29, 1861

Capital

Topeka

Famous People

Clark M. Clifford secretary of defense
Milton S. Eisenhower educator
Barry Sanders football player
William Allen White journalist
Gordon Parks film director

President

NONE

State Bird

Western Meadowlark

State Tree

Cottonwood

State Flower

Sunflower

State Nickname

Sunflower State

State Motto

To the stars through difficulties