- In 1854 the Kansas-Nebraska ACT organized the
TERRITORY of Nebraska.
- Nebraska is a state that experiences the migration of
SANDHILL CRANES
each year.
- The LEWIS and CLARK expedition traded fur on the
MISSOURI River in 1804 between Nebraska and IOWA.
- John G. NEIHARDT is a famous POET from Nebraska.
He
wrote Black Elk Speaks.
- The state capital of Nebraska is LINCOLN. This is where the
state legislature meets. It was created in 1937. This legislature is
called the
UNICAMERAL and is the only nonpartisan single-body legislature in
the nation.
- The state bird is the Western MEADOWLARK.
- Several Indian TRIBES resided in the Nebraskan Territory, such as:
COMANCHE, SIOUX, OMAHA, Ponca, Otoe (also called Ute), Oglala, Cheyenne,
and Pawnee.
- CORN is a major crop in Nebraska. Another name for corn is
MAIZE.
- The Platte Valley was a westward trail in the 1840s for travelers
heading for the OREGON, Mormon, and California trails.
- WILLA CATHER, a famous AUTHOR, wrote many stories
about Nebraskan lifestyles, such as O Pioneers! and My
Antonia.
- The Nebraska Territory was part of the Louisiana Purchase from
FRANCE in 1803.
- Wyoming borders Nebraska to the WEST; South
DAKOTA
is to the north; and COLORADO and Kansas are to the south.
- Nebraska was derived from an Indian word meaning "flat water."
This was in reference to the Platte RIVER, which runs through
Nebraska.
- Nebraska is known as the Cornhusker state. This nickname is often shortened to just HUSKERs.
- In 1869, the Union Pacific Railroad made it easy to settle
the territory. Abbreviations for "railroad" are TRAIN and
RR.
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