Kansas is a Great Plains state in the United States. The state is named after the Kansas River that flows through it, which in turn derived its name from the Siouan word Kansa meaning "People of the south wind."

Located in the heartland of the country, Kansas is home to the geographical center of the contiguous United States. Historically home to large numbers of Native Americans who hunted buffalo there, the state was first settled by white Americans in the 1850s. Beginning in 1854, abolitionists from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri rushed to the territory to determine if Kansas would become a free state. Known as Bleeding Kansas, the state was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as these forces collided. In 1861 Kansas entered the Union as a free state. After the Civil War, the population of Kansas exploded as wave after wave of immigrants turned the desolate prairie into productive farmland. Today Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states, leading the nation in wheat production.

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Kansas is bordered by Nebraska on the north; Missouri on the east; Oklahoma on the south; and Colorado on the west. It is located equidistant from the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean. The geodetic center of North America is located in Osborne County. This spot is used as the central reference point for all maps produced by the government. The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is located in Smith County near Lebanon, Kansas, and the geographic center of Kansas is located in Barton County.

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Man I wish I were in Kansas. The venue @honoesociety is playing at is almost my name: The Granada.
TravelingRenata (Renata Skousen) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:48:33 -0000
Man I wish I were in Kansas. The venue @honoesociety is playing at is almost my name: The Granada.
Amendment Would Let Kansas Opt Out of Potential Health Reforms…: No summary available. [Discuss] [Link] http://bit.ly/4Gpon7
ConservaBLIT (Conservative Jumblit) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:48:12 -0000
Amendment Would Let Kansas Opt Out of Potential Health Reforms…: No summary available. [Discuss] [Link] http://bit.ly/4Gpon7
@BennyDIAR Just caught a DIAR tag on a Kansas freight. I love travelling canvases
rapscallious (Jeff Standing) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:48:00 -0000
@BennyDIAR Just caught a DIAR tag on a Kansas freight. I love travelling canvases
Double-T Nation >> Five Reasons Texas Tech Will Lose :: Kansas Jayhawks Edition http://bit.ly/29IP7N
ttechbuzztap (Texas Tech Buzz) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:47:30 -0000
Double-T Nation >> Five Reasons Texas Tech Will Lose :: Kansas Jayhawks Edition http://bit.ly/29IP7N
RT @honorsociety: KANSAS! We're at the Granada Theater in Lawrence TONIGHT @ 7PM - 1020 Massachusetts Ave, Lawrence, KS
brittanychorz (britt chorzelewski) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:47:00 -0000
RT @honorsociety: KANSAS! We're at the Granada Theater in Lawrence TONIGHT @ 7PM - 1020 Massachusetts Ave, Lawrence, KS
Playing Daves uptown Tonight in Kansas City, MO :)
versaillesband (Dianna) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:46:27 -0000
Playing Daves uptown Tonight in Kansas City, MO :)

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