Kansas |
Kansas - 34th staff in the central part of the USA, the area about 82,2 thousand sq. mile and the population more than 2,6 million persons. Has been formed in 1861.
Economy: the transport equipment, the food-processing industry, mechanical engineering, a mining operations, cattle cultivation etc.
The State of Kansas is basically on wavy plain, hollow inclined from foothills of Rocky mountains (height 1231) to a valley of the river of Missouri.
In the central part - hills Smoki-Hils, Blu-Hils (height to 862). A climate moderate continental (average monthly temperatures from-3 °С to 26 °С). Deposits of 550-950 mm a year. Droughts in the summer are frequent. The rivers Kansas and Arkansas are mostly shallow.
Kansas (staff in the USA) - one of the major states, occupying in the USA 1 place on wheat gathering, 2 - on сорго, 4 - on a number of cattle. The major culture - a winter wheat.
The name of the State of Kansas occurs from the Indian language of tribe Сиу from expression «the People of the Southern Wind». And the official nickname of Kansas – «Staff of Sunflowers», there is a lot of them.
Staff capital – the city of Topeka, large cities – Вичита, Kansas City, Лоуренц and others.
Sights of the State of Kansas
Sedgwick County Zoo - in city Wichita. Has opened in 1971, it is considered one of the best zoos of the USA, there are more than 2000 kinds of animals.
Boot Hill Museum – it is located in city Dodge City. The museum of history of the western village, reflects vital way of 19 centuries. In general Dodge City – a city with a large quantity of sights in character of the Wild West.
Carnegie Center for the Arts – too in Dodge City. Andrew Carnegie's former library. At this building very interesting architecture – round two-storeyed gallery. There there is an exhibition centre and a gift shop.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and Museum – in city Abilene. The museum narrates about history of a family of Duajta Eisenhower with 1898 for 1946. There also there is D.Eisenhower's library.
Old Cowtown Museum – city Wichita. A museum open-air where all visitors can come to be on a farm of 1870.
Lebanon Location – it is defined as the geographical centre of the USA service of a geodesy of the USA in 1898! A usual stone, but all the same sight!
Memorials and the museums connected with a name of Eisenhower, in Abilene;
Hall of glory of agriculture to Bonner-Springs;
Agricultural machinery exhibitions in Dodge-city;
The Kansas centre of space researches in Hutchinson;
Historical museum of the State of Kansas in Topeka;
John Brown's hut in Осауотоми;
Street Restavrirovannaja Front-strit in a cowboy's city Dodge-city;
Ларнед, earlier large military fort on road to Santa Fe, and still operating forts Ливенуорт and Райли.
