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Nebraska

Nebraska . By: Mackenzie K. And Eugene B. Nickname and Region . Nebraska has a very funny nickname. Its nickname is the Beef State. The region is the Midwest. . Capital City, Major City, and population . The Capital City is Lincoln. There are three major cities. Here are there names.

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Nebraska

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  1. Nebraska By: Mackenzie K. And Eugene B.

  2. Nickname and Region • Nebraska has a very funny nickname. Its nickname is the Beef State. The region is the Midwest.

  3. Capital City, Major City, and population • The Capital City is Lincoln. There are three major cities. Here are there names. • Norfolk • Ferment and • Grand Island. Every state has a population. Nebraska’s population is 1,842,641.

  4. State flag, State Bird and State Tree • The state bird is called the Western Meadowlark. The state tree is called the cottonwood.

  5. Nebraska’s current governor is Dave Heinemann • Nebraska’s current senators are Ben Nelson and Mike Johnsons The Government

  6. Borders And Geography • Nebraska has 6 borders. South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. They have the chimney rock, deserts and sand hills.

  7. Agriculture/Farming • Later improvements in irrigation made it easier for farmers to water their crops. Farms were able to expand into new areas of Nebraska that before wouldn’t sustain crops.

  8. History • Nebraska became a state in 1867. • By 1864 Nebraska’s population had boomed to almost 123,000 people. It used to be 1,842,641 • The First Arbor day was celebrated in 1872 . • Buffalo Bill Cody started the first rodeo show in North Platte in 1882.

  9. Colleges/ Universities and places to visit • Nebraska's Best colleges are the cornhuskers. In Nebraska their best places to visit is in the town of belleve you can go to a furtrading in arbor lodge you can see 270 speices of trees and shrubs.

  10. Additional Facts .The legislate passed a law in 1877 providing state funds to support public libraries. .The Nebraska state historical society maintains a museum in Lincoln . .The Nebraska library commission was set up in 1901. .After the Lewis and Clark expedition people began passing through Nebraska on trails going west . Every year thousand of Nebraska highways follow the historic Oregon and Mormon trails. .The university of Nebraska state museum in Lincoln has one of the largest collections of mammal fossils.

  11. Resources used We used world book online for students. We also used culture grams. Ps: we know we didn’t do this slide correctly so please no comments about THIS slide.

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