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The Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant was a smokeless powder and propellant manufacturing facility in De Soto within Johnson County, Kansas. Constructed after the attack on Pearl Harbor pushed the United States into World War II , it was the largest ammunition plant in the world during operation.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 December 2024. 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 ...
Mount Sunflower, although not a true mountain, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Kansas. [1] At 4,039 feet (1,231 m), it is 3,300 feet (1,010 m) above the state's topographic low point, which lies on the opposite side of the state.
For No. 16-ranked Kansas State (6-1, 3-1 Big 12), which has won three straight and became bowl eligible last week with a 45-18 blowout victory at West Virginia, the game has greater implications ...
Operation Sunflower, the 1941 World War II deployment of German troops to North Africa; Operation Sunflower, ... The Sunflower State, a nickname for Kansas, US;
That’s why K-State has throttled KU by scores of 55-14, 38-10, 45-14, 51-13, 56-16, 59-21 and 59-7 during its current winning streak in the Sunflower Showdown.
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.
Walter and Honora (Tilton) Cooke came to Mitchell County, Kansas in 1884. They leased with an intent to buy the NE 1/4 of Section 36 in Center Township from the State of Kansas. By 1890, a small community had formed. A blacksmith, creamery, school and small store had been established by 1895. The Cooke's purchased the property on February 23 ...