Kansas State Flag. On a navy blue field is a sunflower, the state flower. Also, the state seal and the words KANSAS. In the picture of the state seal are thirty-four stars representing the order of statehood. Above the stars is the motto 'To the Stars Through Difficulties'. On the seal a sunrise overshadows a farmer plowing a field near his log cabin, a steamboat sailing the Kansas River, a wagon train heading west and Native Americans hunting bison.

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In early February, 1858, Colonel William A. Phillips, Alexander M. Campbell, and James Muir, seeking a location for a townsite, explored on foot the banks of the Smoky Hill River. They drove the stakes to found Salina in this immediate area. This park commemorates that event. The milling industry played a significant role in the growth of Salina. This millstone is believed to be the original stone from the Phillips Mill, the first steam-powered grist mill in Salina, opened in May, 1861.

A Bicentennial Project, July 4, 1976.
Founders Park, Salina Saline County Kansas
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