NebraskaThe Cornhusker State

By, Kathy KeatingFebruary 17, 2004

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Table of Contents

• History• Land & People• Symbols, Stamps & Coins• Geography• State Government• Federal Representatives• Famous People from Nebraska• Resources, Agriculture & Industry• Travel & Tourism• Recreational Activities• Sources

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History

• Originally inhabited by several Native American tribes– original tribes: Pawnee, Omaha, Ponca & Oto– immigrated tribes: Lakota, Arapaho & Cheyenne

• Organized as a territory on May 30, 1854

• Entered Union on March 1, 1867 becoming the 37th state

• State constitution adopted on October 12, 1875– extensively amended 1919-1920

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Land & People

• The area of Nebraska is 76,872 sq. mi.• The population was 1,578,385 in 1990

- it rose to 1,711,263 in the year 2000….

…that’s an increase of 132,878 people !

Median

Age:

35.3 yrs.

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Symbols, Stamps & Coins

?State quarter to be

issued in 2006

State Bird: Meadowlark

State Flower: Goldenrod

….Wagons Ho!!!

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Geography

• Located in Midwest Region of the United States

• Surrounded by 6 states: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota and Wyoming

•Major Rivers: Missouri, Niobrara, Platte, and Republican•Major Lakes: Lewis & Clark, Harlan County, and C.W. McConaughty•Highest summit: Panorama Point 5,424 feet

•Capital city: Lincoln•Largest city: Omaha•Other major cities: Norfolk, Columbus

SD

MOKS

CO

WYIA

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State Government

• Has single house legislature known as the Nebraska Unicameral

Legislature

The State of Nebraska

Governor Mike Johanns

State Motto: “Equality before the law”

Nebraska State’s Official Website

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Federal Representatives

Charles Hagel, (R)

Ben Nelson, (D)

Doug Bereuter, (R)

Tom Osborne, (R)

Lee Terry, (R)

U.S. Representatives U.S. Senators

5Electoral

Votes

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Famous People From Nebraska

Vice President Dick Cheney

George Wells Beadle

Geneticist 1903-1989

Red Cloud Native American Rights Activist

1856-1868

Warren Buffet

Investor

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Resources, Agriculture & Industry

Natural Resources• More varieties of grasses

for foraging than in any other state

• Sand, gravel and limestone

• Petroleum & natural gas

Agriculture• Livestock

– dairy cows– hog production

• Crops– wheat– sorghum– corn

Industry• Food Processing• Manufacturing

– car parts– phone equipment– industrial machinery

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Travel & Tourism

Tourist Destinations:

•Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

•The home of Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody)

•Scotts Bluff National Monument

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Recreational Activities

• Swimming, fishing, boating

• Hiking the Oregon trail

• Camping

• Hunting

• Horse-racing

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