Kansas State History

Welcome to the Kansas Patriot. The mission of this web site is to bring to the world, the best resources about the State of Kansas, its history, and the people that settled the state and its current residents. We hope to assist students, teachers, researchers, and historians in finding the information that they seek in furthering their understanding of the State and its contribution to the United States.

Articles about Kansas History

(Zebulon Pike) and His Explorations

In July, 1806 Zebulon Pike was again sent out, this time on a far more dangerous and
important trip. Read about this trip in this chapter of the classic work about the winning of the west by Theodore Roosevelt.

The American Bison

Learn about the American Bison, commonly known as the buffalo in this short article and find some Web sites that go into more detail.

Scandal at the Kansas Normal School: The Case against E. P. Bancroft

This scandal happened during the Gilded Age, the decades following the Civil War, marked by materialism, ruthless exploitation of the environment and the lower classes by the so-called Robber Barons.

The Western Home: Home on the Range Lyrics

Here you will find the original words of the official State Song of Kansas.

The Railroad Builders: Building Along the Santa Fe Trail

Read this classic history of the building of the Santa Fe Railroad along the Santa Fe Trail by John Moody.

Kansas Facts

Birth Date: January 29, 1861, as the 34th State in the Union

State Capital: Topeka

Nickname: The Sunflower State (unofficial nicknames: Wheat State; Jayhawker State)

State Tree: Cottonwood

State Flower: Native Sunflower

State Animal: The American Buffalo

State March: “The Kansas March,” by Duff E. Middleton, adopted 1935

State Song: “Home on the Range,” by Dr. Brewster Higley, adopted 1947

State Motto: “Ad Astra Per Aspera” Latin for “To the stars through difficulty”.

State Bird: Western Meadowlark

Source: Office of the Governor of Kansas web site's quick fact's page.

Kansas Today

Kansas Newspapers:

The Wichita Eagle

The Kansas City Kansan

Dodge City Daily Globe

The Garden City Telegram

The Topeka Capital-Journal

Kansas State Government Resources

Access Kansas

Kansas Legislature

Kansas Judicial Branch

Governor of Kansas

State Representatives and Senators

U.S. Representatives and Senators

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