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Timeline of Kansas State Symbols

Grades Pre-K to 2

1861, May - Seal
1903 - Flower: Wild Native Sunflower
1925 - Banner (later alterations were made)
1927 - Flag (later alterations were made)
1935 - *March "The Kansas March"
1937 - Bird: Western Meadowlark
1937 - Tree: Cottonwood
1947 - Song: "Home on the Range"
1955 - Animal: American Buffalo
1976 - Insect: Honeybee
1986 - Reptile: Ornate Box Turtle
1990 - Soil: Harney Silt Loam
1992 - *March: "Here's Kansas"
1994 - Amphibian: Barred Tiger Salamander

* There are two official marches for Kansas. "The Kansas March" is referred to as "the official state march" and "Here's Kansas" as "an official march of Kansas.

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