| Nebraska
(The Cornhusker State) |
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Some of Nebraska's Top Tourist Attractions: State Facts: Nebraska Division of Travel & Tourism: 877-632-7275 http://www.VisitNebraska.org Capital: Lincoln Population: 1,711,263 Governor: Mike Johanns,
Entered the Union: March 1, 1867
As the: 37th state Motto: Equality Before the Law Nickname: Cornhusker State, Beef State, and The Tree Planter State Flower: Goldenrod
Bird: Western Meadowlark Song: Beautiful Nebraska Origin of Name: From an Oto Indian word meaning flat water Major Industries: Grain, cattle, hog, meat-packing, clothing, farm machinery, chemicals, and transportation equipment Historical Sites: Chimney Rock National Historic Site and the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer Points of Interest: Agate Fossil Beds in Homestead, Scotts Bluff National Monuments, the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Lincoln, and the Lied Center for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Bordering States: Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota |