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Nebraska State Guide
Capital: Lincoln
March 01, 1867 (37th state)
 Nebraska gets its name from an Indian word meaning "flat water" after the Platte River that flows through the state. The Nebraska Territory was formed in 1854 at the same time as the Kansas Territory. Nebraska was admitted into the Union on March 1, 1867 as the 37th state. President Andrew Johnson vetoed the Nebraska statehood bill of 1866, but Congress overrode his veto, and Nebraska became a state. Its nickname, "Cornhusker State," refers to the way that corn (a leading product of the state) was commonly harvested, "husking" it by hand, before the invention of husking machinery. Another nickname, the "Beef State," refers to one of Nebraska's main industries, cattle. Omaha has been a major meatpacking center since the 1880s. Although Omaha was the territorial capital, Lincoln, named in honor of the 16th president, is the state capital. The flower is the goldenrod.
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]
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 (he 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
Bordering States - Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming
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