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| Kansas Facts |
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Hutchinson, Kansas is nicknamed the Salt City because it was built above some of the richest salt deposits in the world. Salt is still actively mined, processed and shipped from Hutchinson. |
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Holy Cross Shrine in Pfeifer, Kansas, was known as the 2 Cent Church because the building was built using a 2 cent donation on each bushel of wheat sold by members of the church. |
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Silent comedian Buster Keaton, of early film success, was from Piqua, Kansas. |
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