Nebraska Info
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Capital
City: Lincoln
Economy: Agriculture, industry,
financial services.
Language Description: English
Passport/Visa U.S.: Canadians
need to show proof of citizenship (including a photo ID) to enter the U.S.
and to re-enter Canada. A passport is recommended. Reconfirm travel document
requirements with your carrier before departing.
Population: 1,711,263
Religion: Christian (Protestant,
Catholic)
Time Zone: 6-7 hours behind
Greenwich Mean Time (-6 and -7 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is observed April-October
Nebraska's Flag:
A banner for the State of Nebraska shall consist of a reproduction of the
great seal of the state, charged on the center in gold and silver on a field
of national blue.
History of Nebraska:
French fur traders first visited Nebraska in the late 1600s.
Part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, Nebraska was explored by Lewis and
Clark in 1804–1806. Robert Stuart pioneered the Oregon Trail across
Nebraska in 1812–1813 and the first permanent white settlement was
established at Bellevue in 1823. Western Nebraska was acquired by treaty
following the Mexican War in 1848. The Union Pacific began its transcontinental
railroad at Omaha in 1865. In 1937, Nebraska became the only state in the
Union to have a unicameral (one-house) legislature. Members are elected
to it without party designation. Nebraska is a leading grain-producer with
bumper crops of grain sorghum, corn, and wheat. More varieties of grass,
valuable for forage, grow in this state than in any other in the nation.
The state's sizable cattle and hog industries make Dakota City and Lexington
among the nation's largest meat-packing centers. Manufacturing has become
diversified in Nebraska, strengthening the state's economic base. Firms
making electronic components, auto accessories, pharmaceuticals, and mobile
homes have joined such older industries as clothing, farm machinery, chemicals,
and transportation equipment. Oil was discovered in 1939 and natural gas
in 1949. Among the principal attractions are Agate Fossil Beds, Homestead,
and Scotts Bluff National Monuments; Chimney Rock National Historic Site;
a recreated pioneer village at Minden; SAC Museum near Ashland; the Stuhr
Museum of the Prairie Pioneer with 57 original 19th-century buildings near
Grand Island; the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and the Lied Center for the
Performing Arts located on the University of Nebraska campus in Lincoln;
the State Capitol in Lincoln; the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha; the Henry
Doorly Zoo in Omaha; and the University of Nebraska State Museum in Lincoln.
Other Nebraska Links:
Nebraska
Auditor of Public Accounts Office
Nebraska Department of Education
Nebraska Tourism Office
Nebraska Library Commission |
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