GeoByte1:The name ^Topeka^ is of Native American origin. It may mean "smoky hill."
GeoByte2:In the famous case ^Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka^, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
GeoByte3:The site of Topeka was chosen in 1854 by anti-slavery colonists.
GeoByte4:Topeka is the home of the world famous Menninger Foundation, a major center of psychiatric study and treatment.
GeoByte5:The famous Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad was founded by one of the pioneer settlers of Topeka.
GeoByte6:Republican Nancy Kassebaum of Topeka, Kansas, was one of the first women elected to the U.S. Senate.