present-day Nebraska

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Present-day Nebraska is a U.S. state on the Great Plains known for its agricultural economy, central location, and role as a historic crossroads of westward expansion.

All labels observed (3)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. state
admissionOrder 37th U.S. state
admissionToUnionDate 1867-03-01
borderedBy Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
South Dakota
Wyoming
capital Lincoln, Nebraska
country United States of America
demonym Nebraskan
linked to: Nebraska
governor Jim Pillen
hasFlag Flag of Nebraska
hasMajorCity Bellevue, Nebraska
Fremont, Nebraska
Grand Island, Nebraska
Kearney, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
hasMajorRiver Missouri River
Niobrara River
Platte River
Republican River
hasNationalMonument Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Homestead National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument
hasRegion Panhandle
Rainwater Basin
Sandhills
linked to: The Sandhills
hasSeal Great Seal of the State of Nebraska
hasStateBird Western meadowlark
hasStateCapitalBuilding Nebraska State Capitol
hasStateFlower Goldenrod
hasStateTree Cottonwood
historicallyTraversedBy California Trail
Mormon Trail
Oregon Trail
Pony Express route
ISO3166-2Code US-NE
knownFor agricultural economy
beef cattle production
central location in the United States
corn production
historic crossroads of westward expansion
largestCity Omaha, Nebraska
largestMetropolitanArea Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area
legislatureAlsoKnownAs Unicameral
linked to: The Unicameral
legislatureName Nebraska Legislature
legislatureType unicameral legislature
locatedIn Great Plains
Midwestern United States
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
Mountain Time Zone
motto Equality Before the Law
namedAfter Nebraska River
nickname Cornhusker State
linked to: Nebraska
partOf United States of America
postalAbbreviation NE
timeOfBecomingUnicameral 1937

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Treaty of 1854 appliesToTerritory present-day Nebraska
Lakota historicalTerritory Present-day Nebraska
linked to: present-day Nebraska
Umoⁿhoⁿ traditionalTerritory Present-day Nebraska
linked to: present-day Nebraska
Upper Louisiana followedBy State of Nebraska (part)
linked to: present-day Nebraska