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
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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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