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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 05:08 AM Mar 2013

Nebraska admitted as 37th State March 1, 1867

Nebraska (i/nəˈbræskə/) is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. Its state capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River.

The state is crossed by many historic trails, but it was the California Gold Rush that first brought large numbers here. Nebraska became a state in 1867.

There are wide variations between winter and summer temperatures, and violent thunderstorms and tornadoes are common. The state is characterized by treeless prairie, ideal for cattle-grazing, and it is a major producer of beef, as well as pork, corn, and soybeans. Nebraska is overwhelmingly rural, as the 9th least-densely populated state of the United States.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska

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Nebraska admitted as 37th State March 1, 1867 (Original Post) Sherman A1 Mar 2013 OP
Happy statehood day, Cornhuskers! AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #1
The Union Pacific Railroad struck west from Omaha OmahaBlueDog Mar 2013 #2
 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
1. Happy statehood day, Cornhuskers!
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 05:41 AM
Mar 2013

I had a whole bunch of family from this state, on both sides of my family.....In fact, my grandmother was from Beatrice originally(In W.V. now).

OmahaBlueDog

(10,000 posts)
2. The Union Pacific Railroad struck west from Omaha
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 09:20 AM
Mar 2013

It joined the Central Pacific to complete the transcontinental railroad.

Happy Birthday, Nebraska

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