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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.
Geography
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. More on [ Kansas ]
Kansas HospitalsPhysicians in Kansas
Associates. - The EyeDoctors is an Optometric practice serving Manhattan, Topeka, Lawrence, Olathe, Marysville and Junction City Kansas.
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Discover Vision - Offers details on Lasik laser vision correction at this Kansas City based eye care practice.
Heart of America Eye Care, P.A. - A team of eye specialists providing comprehensive eye care from locations in Kansas.
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Kansas City Eye Clinic - Information about this facility for laser vision correction surgery, and treatments. Offers an online resource library for most eye treatment issues.
Ochsner Eye Medical Surgery Center - Provides information about the Center, practice and procedures offered, patient education library. (Wichita)
Somers Eye Center - Specializes in Lasik eye surgery in the Kansas City Area.
Wellemeyer - Mark Wellemeyer provides LASIK, vision correction, laser and implant surgery in Wichita, Kansas.
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