Nebraska

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Nebraska is a landlocked U.S. state on the Great Plains known for its agriculture, prairies, and role as a historic crossroads for westward expansion.

Observed surface forms (5)


Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. state
federated state
admissionOrder 37
admissionToUnionDate 1867-03-01
borderedBy Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
South Dakota
Wyoming
capital Lincoln, Nebraska
climate continental climate
continent North America
country United States of America
hasCity Bellevue, Nebraska
Columbus, Nebraska
Fremont, Nebraska
Grand Island, Nebraska
Hastings, Nebraska
Kearney, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
Norfolk, Nebraska
North Platte, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
hasNationalMonument Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Scotts Bluff National Monument
historicTrail California Trail
Mormon Trail
surface form: Mormon Pioneer Trail

Oregon Trail
Pony Express
surface form: Pony Express route
isLandlocked true
ISOCode US-NE
knownFor agriculture
beef production
cattle ranching
corn production
historic crossroads for westward expansion
prairies
largestCity Omaha, Nebraska
legislatureName Nebraska Legislature
legislatureType unicameral
locatedIn Central United States
Great Plains
Midwestern United States
majorRiver Missouri River
Niobrara River
Platte River
Republican River
namedAfter Omaha word "Ní Btháska"
nickname Nebraska self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cornhusker State
officialLanguageStatus no official language at state level
postalAbbreviation NE
region Great Plains
timeZone Central Time Zone
Mountain Time Zone

Referenced by (144)

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Ben Nelson residence Nebraska
Bob Kerrey residence Nebraska
Ebenezer Howard residence Nebraska
Ricketts family residence Nebraska
Eppley Airfield servesRegion Nebraska
Boys Town setInLocation Nebraska
Colorado sharesBorderWith Nebraska
Bellevue, Nebraska state Nebraska
College of Saint Mary state Nebraska
Creighton University state Nebraska
Dakota County, Nebraska state Nebraska
Gretna, Nebraska state Nebraska
Interstate 480 state Nebraska
Joslyn Art Museum state Nebraska
La Vista, Nebraska state Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska state Nebraska
North Platte, Nebraska state Nebraska
Omaha Mavericks state Nebraska
Omaha Symphony state Nebraska
Ralston, Nebraska state Nebraska
U.S. Route 75 state Nebraska
subject surface form: York, Nebraska
this entity surface form: State of Nebraska
Interstate 80 stateTraversed Nebraska
Pawnee traditionalTerritory Nebraska
Pony Express traveledThrough Nebraska
this entity surface form: Nebraska Territory
George W. Norris workLocation Nebraska
this entity surface form: Nebraska, United States
Pete Ricketts workLocation Nebraska