Nebraska: possibilities....endless.

Fun Facts, which ones did you already know? Which were a surprise?

*Nebraska was once called “The Great American Desert”.

*The state nickname used to be the “Tree Planter’s State”, but was changed in 1945 to the “Cornhusker State”.

*State insect is the honeybee.

*State motto: Equality before the law.

*The goldenrod was declared the state flower on April 4, 1895.

*Nebraska is the birthplace of the Reuben sandwich.

*Nebraska has more miles of river than any other state.Nebraska is the only state in the union with a unicameral (one house) legislature.

*Nebraska was the first state to complete its segment of the nations mainline interstate system, a 455 mile stretch of four lane highway.

*Nebraska is both the nation’s largest producer and user of center pivot irrigation 

*Nebraska’s Chimney rock was the most often mentioned landmark in journal entries by travelers on the Oregon Trail.

*Nebraska has more underground water reserves than any other state in the continental U.S.

*The Nebraska Cornhuskers have been to a record 27 consecutive bowl games and 27 consecutive winning seasons

*The University of Nebraska Cornhusker football team has produced more Academic All-Americans than any other Division I school.

*Origin of Nebraska’s Name: From an Oto Indian word meaning flat water

*Nebraska’s State Gem is the Blue Agate

*The University of Nebraska-Lincoln weight room is the largest in the country. It covers three-fourths of an acre

*In Nebraska in 1986 for the first time ever two women ran against each other for governorship of a state.

*The cost of the Nebraska Capitol building was $ 9,800,440.07 in 1932. The construction job came in under budget and the building was paid for by the time it was completed. 
 
*Union Pacific Railroad’s museum is headquartered in Nebraska.

*In 1950, Omaha became the home of the College World Series. 
 
*There are five army forts open to the public in Nebraska: Atkinson, Kearny, Hartsuff, Sidney, and Robinson. 
 
*Sidney, Nebraska was the starting point of the Black Hills Gold Rush. 
 
*Antelope and Buffalo are counties in Nebraska named after animals. 
 
*Dr. Harold Edgerton of Aurora, Nebraska is the inventor of the strobe light.

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