There is some interesting history to Kansas. There aren’t any mountains of splendor or oceans of wonder but Kansas has some peaceful rolling hills that allow one to see for miles. Like the rest of the early continent of America the Native Americans were here first. Then as with many areas of the west, the Spanish explorers made their way to the area. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was the first to make his way here in 1541. Then many year later the area was secured by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The last major battle to be done on this land would be about slavery.

As the south eastern states were fighting for their right to keep slavery legal and the north east trying to end slavery, Kansas became a ground for the mission of both sides. The first settlers to work there way into the area were from Missouri and Arkansas and were trying to get the voters to embrace slavery as a right. Then the abolisionists came from mainly Massachusetts to rally for slaves to be free. The abolitionists won and Kansas entered in as a free state in early 1861. It was the 34th state to be entered into the union.

Kansas has had some famous people and places. Dodge City was a wild cowboy town that has made its way into many books and stories. Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp were lawmen of Dodge City. Wild Bill Hickok was a lawman at Fort Riley as well as Hays and Abilene. Some other notables who came from Kansas are Amelia Earhart a pilot, Politicians President Dwight D Eisenhower, V.P. Charles Curtis, Bob Dole and Alf Landon. Walter Chrysler, auto maker, lived in Kansas. And the list goes on of quite a few actors, musicians, an prominent business men who lived in Kansas. So find a great room at one of the hotel Kansas has available and see what you can find out about the state.

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