 Nebraska
State Information
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
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