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Kansas state seal: Great Seal of the State of Kansas: 1861 [2] Kansas state flower and floral emblem: Wild native sunflower : 1903 [3] [4] Kansas state banner: Kansas state banner: 1925 [5] [6] Kansas state flag: Flag of the State of Kansas: 1927 (revised 1961, 1963) [7] [8] Kansas state march "The Kansas March" 1935 [9] [10] Kansas state bird
(state flower) Dianthus caryophyllus: 1953 [50] Large white trillium (state wild flower) Trillium grandiflorum: 1987 [51] Oklahoma: Oklahoma rose (state flower) Rosa: 2004 [52] Indian blanket (state wildflower) Gaillardia pulchella: 1986 [52] Mistletoe (state floral emblem) Phoradendron leucarpum: 1893 [52] Oregon: Oregon grape: Berberis ...
The Kansas state banner, which consisted of a large sunflower and the word "Kansas" on a blue field, was intended to be hung from a horizontal bar, rather than a vertical flag pole. It was given a unique design to avoid "competition" with the United States flag .
The sunflower, which has been the Kansas state flower since 1903, serves as a metaphor for true love in "Sunflower," a song performed by Russ Morgan & His Orchestra that made the Billboard Top 20 ...
Kansas' state flower is the sunflower. Matt Fowler KC/Shutterstock Forget about tornados, sunflowers hold a special place in Kansas' heart — they're the state flower and even on the state flag.
Kansas state historical coat of arms (illustrated, 1876) The design for the Great Seal of Kansas was submitted by John James Ingalls, a state senator from Atchison. Ingalls also proposed the state motto, "Ad astra per aspera." [3] The Great Seal of the State of Kansas was established by a joint resolution adopted by the Kansas Legislature on ...
It emerged from their losing battle for suffrage in the state of Kansas in 1867, when they adopted the sunflower, Kansas’ state flower, as their symbol,” Barnes says.
U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition.Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.