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Nebraska was the 37th state in the USA; it became a state on March 1, 1867.
State Abbreviation - NE
State Capital - Lincoln
Largest City - Omaha
Area - 77,358 square miles [Nebraska is the 16th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 1,711,263 (as of 2000) [Nebraska is the 38th most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Nebraskans
Major Industries - farming (corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum), grain processing, meat-packing the Air Force Strategic Air Command,
Presidential Birthplace - Gerald Rudolph Ford was born in Omaha on July 14, 1913 (Ford was the 38th US President, serving from 1974 to 1977).
State Capital - Lincoln
Largest City - Omaha
Area - 77,358 square miles [Nebraska is the 16th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 1,711,263 (as of 2000) [Nebraska is the 38th most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Nebraskans
Major Industries - farming (corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum), grain processing, meat-packing the Air Force Strategic Air Command,
Presidential Birthplace - Gerald Rudolph Ford was born in Omaha on July 14, 1913 (Ford was the 38th US President, serving from 1974 to 1977).
Major Rivers - Missouri River, Niobrara River, Platte River, Republican River
Major Lakes - Lewis and Clark Lake, Harlan County Lake, Lake C.W. McConaughty
Highest Point - Panorama Point - 5,426 feet (1,654 m) above sea level
Number of Counties - 93
Bordering States - Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming
Origin of the Name Nebraska - The name Nebraska is from an Oto Indian word that means "flat water" (referring to the Platte River, which means "flat river" in French)
State Nickname - Cornhusker State, The Tree Planters' State
State Motto - "Equality before the law"
State Song - Beautiful Nebraska
Nebraska State Symbols and Emblems:
State Flag Nebraska's official flag was adopted in 1925. The flag has a deep blue field with the state seal in the center, pictured in gold (yellow) and silver. The state seal, designed in 1867 by Isaac Wiles (a member of the House of Representatives), pictures a blacksmith hammering on an anvil, a settler's cabin, sheaths of wheat, a steamboat on a river, and the transcontinental railroad, with mountains in the background. The state motto, "Equality Before the Law," is on a banner above the landscape. The date of Nebraska's admission to the union, March 1, 1867, is listed below the seal. |
Animal Symbols:
State Bird Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | State Mammal White-tailed Deer | State FishChannel catfish | State Fossil Mammoth | State Insect Honeybee (Apis mellifera) |
Plant Symbols:
| State FlowerGoldenrod (Solidago serotina) | State TreeCottonwood (Populus deltoides) | State GrassLittle Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) |
Earth Symbols:
| State RockPrairie Agate | State GemstoneBlue Chalcedony | State SoilHoldrege |
Miscellaneous Symbols:
State Beverage Milk | State Soft Drink Kool-Aid Developed in Hastings, Nebraska, by Edward E. Perkins in 1927 | State RiverPlatte River | State American Folk DanceSquare dance |
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