Nicknames for Kansas

One Kansas nickname is The Wheat State because of the important crops. Kansas is also called The Sunflower State for all of the sunflowers in fall and summer. Kansas grows a lot of wheat earning it the nickname the Breadbasket of America. Kansas can be called The Bleeding State because of the civil war battles. [...]

Civil War / Bleeding Kansas. Did any big Civil War battles take place in Topeka, KS? Any Topeka landmarks?

I am very intrigued if anyone has any detailed information on this… I live in SW Topeka (Lake Sherwood area) and I have heard of “unmarked” landmarks over in this area by Indian Hills Elementary and around the Lake. Nothing in the history books so I’m just curious if anyone else knows anything. Thank you [...]