Dig in! Situated on the Kansas River, this capital's name is believed to mean a "place where we dug potatoes".

Although Idaho is known as America's potato capital, the capital of Kansas, which lies on the state's namesake river, must produce a decent potato harvest. When founding the city in 1855, the name, Topeka, was chosen for its novelty and sound and is said to mean "place where we dug potatoes" or "a good place to dig potatoes" in Kansa-Osage.

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