- In 1854 the Kansas-Nebraska ACT organized the
TERRITORY of Nebraska.
- The SANDHILL CRANES are a migratory bird that pass through
Nebraska each year.
- 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 who
wrote Black Elk Speaks.
- The state capitol of Nebraska is LINCOLN. This is where the
state legislature meets, created in 1937. This legislature is called the
UNICAMERAL, which 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 1840's for travelers
heading for the OREGON, Mormon, and California Trails.
- WILLA CATHER, a famous AUTHOR, wrote many stories
about Nebraskan life styles 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 on the North, and COLORADO and Kansas are on the South.
- Nebraska was derived from an Indian word meaning "flat water".
This was in reference to the Platte RIVER that runs through Nebraska.
- Nebraska is also known as the Corn HUSKER state.
- In 1869, the Union Pacific Railroad provided ease of settlement
for the territory. Abbreviations of Railroad are TRAIN and RR.
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