Nebraska The Cornhusker State

1. NebraskaThe Cornhusker State By, Kathy Keating February 17, 2004

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Symbols, Stamps & Coins State Bird:Meadowlark ….Wagons Ho!!! State Flower:Goldenrod ? State quarter to be issued in 2006

6. Geography • Major Rivers: Missouri, Niobrara, Platte, and Republican • Major Lakes: Lewis & Clark, Harlan County, and C.W. McConaughty • Highest summit: Panorama Point 5,424 feet • Located in Midwest Region of the United States • Surrounded by 6 states: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota and Wyoming SD WY IA CO MO KS • Capital city: Lincoln • Largest city: Omaha • Other major cities: Norfolk, Columbus Click to return to table of contents

7. State Government The State of Nebraska • Has single house legislature known as the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature Governor Mike Johanns State Motto: “Equality before the law” Nebraska State’s Official Website

8. Federal Representatives U.S. Representatives U.S. Senators Tom Osborne, (R) Ben Nelson, (D) Charles Hagel, (R) 5 Lee Terry, (R) Electoral Votes Doug Bereuter, (R)

9. Famous People From Nebraska Vice President Dick Cheney Warren Buffet Investor George Wells Beadle Geneticist 1903-1989 Red Cloud Native American Rights Activist 1856-1868 Click to return to table of contents

10. 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 Resources, Agriculture & Industry Industry • Food Processing • Manufacturing • car parts • phone equipment • industrial machinery

11. Travel & Tourism • Tourist Destinations: • Agate Fossil Beds National Monument • The home of Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) • Scotts Bluff National Monument

12. Recreational Activities • Swimming, fishing, boating • Hiking the Oregon trail • Camping • Hunting • Horse-racing Click to return to table of contents

13. Sources • www.infoplease.com/states.html • www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/respop.html • www.usmint.gov/mint_programs • www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/nebraska • www.unicam.state.ne.us/learning/history.htm • www.netstate.com • www.ccdstubeheaven.com/tubesstatebirds2.html • www.ccdstubeheaven.com/tubesstateflowers2.html • www.naturesongs.com/weme1.wav • www.multimediapalace.com • www.ethanol-gec.org/spring99/ easpri9909.htm • www.replicraft.com • www.csis.org/tech/council/hagelc.htm • www.senate.gov/~bennelson/committees.htm • www.democrats.senate.gov/states/Nebraska.html • www.house.gov • http://opengov.media.mit.edu/EX/0000/000/400/303/ • www.pbs.org • http://pr.caltech.edu/events/caltech_nobel/ • http://www.ltbn.com/fame/Buffet.html • http://www.forbes.com/2001/05/01/0501topnews.html • http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/states/nebraska.html • http://www.dmv.state.ne.us/dvr/plates/plthistory.html • http://www3.thingstodo.com/states/NE/nationalparks/ • http://www.seeya-downtheroad.com/2001/Aug2001.html