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The Kansas State Capitol, known also as the Kansas Statehouse, is the building housing the executive and legislative branches of government for the U.S. state of Kansas. Located in the city of Topeka , which has served as the capital of Kansas since the territory became a state in 1861, the building is the second to serve as the Kansas Capitol.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Kansas (disambiguation). State in the United States Kansas State Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Sunflower State (official); The Wheat State; America's Heartland Motto(s): Ad astra per aspera (Latin) To the stars through ...
The star in the right corner represents where Topeka is geographically located and its status as capital of Kansas (stars often represent capital cities on maps). The green arrow on the sunflower pointing to the star also evokes the statue at the top of the Kansas State Capitol pointing to a star. [4] It also gives a nod to Kansas' motto, “to ...
State officers first used the state capitol in 1869, moving from Constitution Hall, what is now 427-429 S. Kansas Avenue. Besides being used as the Kansas statehouse from 1863 to 1869, Constitution Hall is the site where antislavery settlers convened in 1855 to write the first of four state constitutions, making it the "Free State Capitol".
Arne Green, Topeka Capital-Journal. November 12, 2023 at 4:13 PM. ... Three questions for Kansas State football ahead of Sunflower Showdown. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement.
Kansas state march "The Kansas March" 1935 [9] [10] Kansas state bird: Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 1937 [11] [12] Kansas state tree: Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) 1937 [13] [14] Kansas state song "Home on the Range" 1947 [15] [16] Kansas state animal: American buffalo (Bison americanus) 1955 [17] Kansas state insect: Honeybee: 1976 ...
Disgraced ex-politician Michael O’Donnell will once again be walking the hallowed marble floors of the Kansas State Capitol, this time as a lobbyist representing Wichita’s Steven brothers and ...
Sunflower Showdown week has arrived. The Kansas Jayhawks (2-5, 1-3 Big 12) will face the Kansas State Wildcats (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) at 7 p.m. on Saturday inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium.