By : Sofia Pisano Mrs. Clark Nebraska

1. By : Sofia Pisano Mrs. Clark Nebraska Welcome to Nebraska

2. Interesting facts • Did you know Bess Streeter Aldrich was raised in Nebraska and grew up to be an author. Most of her books talked about hardships of living in a small town. • Paul Williams -Singer, Actor, and Composer • Nick Nolte- Actor, was born in Omaha in 1941. • Gerald Ford, our 38th President, was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1913. • Nebraska has had up to 39 tornadoes a year. • Did you know that Nebraska was the 37th state and entered the union March 1, 1867.

3. About Nebraska • State Bird -Western Meadow Lock • State flower -Goldenrod • State Tree -Cottonwood • State song - Beautiful Nebraska • Size Of the state is 77,355 square miles • Nick Name -Cornhusker state • State Fish- Channel Catfish • Motto- Equality Before Law • Folk dance- Square Dance • Insect- Honeybee • Gemstone- Blue Agate • Rock- Prairie Agate • Fossil- mammoth • Mammal- White tailed deer • Beverage- Milk

4. Capital The Nebraska State capitol building has 15 floors and is 400 feet (121 m) tall, it is the second-tallest U.S. statehouse, just trailing the 34-floor Louisiana State Capitol. It is the tallest building in Lincoln, and the third-tallest in the state. There is an observation deck at 250 feet (76 m). The Nebraska State Capitol, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, is the capitol and seat of the Nebraska Legislature and houses other offices of the government of the U.S.A. state of Nebraska.

5. University The University Of Nebraska system is a public college in the state of Nebraska , USA. It was Founded in 1869 with one campus in Lincoln, the system now has four university's and an agriculture college. Foot ball name is HUSKERS!!!!!

6. Native American tribes living in Nebraska have included the Omaha, Missouria, Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and various branches of the Sioux. Long before the Lewis and Clark Expedition, French-Canadianexplorers (including the Mallet brothers in 1739) traversed the territory of Nebraska on their way to trade in Santa Fe.[4] European-American settlement did not begin in any numbers until after 1848 and the California Gold Rush. On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act created the Kansas Territory and the Nebraska Territory, divided by the Parallel 40° North.[5] The territorial capital of Nebraska was Omaha. • The state is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. The state has 93 counties; it occupies the central portion of the Frontier Strip. Nebraska is split into two time zones. The Central Time zone comprises the eastern half of the state, while the western half observes Mountain Time. Three rivers cross the state from west to east. The Platte River runs through the heart, the Niobrara River flows through the northern part of the state's region, and the Republican River traverses through the southern part of the state. • The state is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. The state has 93 counties; it occupies the central portion of the Frontier Strip. Nebraska is split into two time zones. The Central Time zone comprises the eastern half of the state, while the western half observes Mountain Time. Three rivers cross the state from west to east. The Platte River runs through the heart, the Niobrara River flows through the northern part of the state's region, and the Republican River traverses through the southern part of the state.

7. Omaha • Omaha's pioneer period began in 1854 when the city was founded by speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa. The city was founded along the Missouri River, and a crossing called Lone Tree Ferry earned the city its nickname, the "Gateway to the West." During the 19th century, Omaha's central location in the United States caused the city to become an important national transportation hub. Throughout the rest of the 19th century, the transportation and jobbing sectors were important in the city, along with its railroads and breweries. In the 20th century, the Omaha Stockyards, once the world's largest, and its meatpacking plants, gained international prominence

8. Hastings was founded in 1872 at the intersection of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad and the St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad. It was named for Colonel D.T. Hastings of the St. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad, which built a line from Hastings to Grand Island. The area was previously open plain: the Donner party passed through on its way to California in 1846 and a pioneer cemetery marker in Hastings bears an inscription taken from Tamsen Donner's journal: "The country between the Blue and the Platte is beautiful beyond compare. Never have I seen so varied a country so suitable to cultivation."[5] In the 1870s, railroads lured European immigrants to the new state of Nebraska with advertisements. Hastings' first settlers were English, from Liverpool, and were quickly joined by other English, Irish, Germans, Danes, and Germans from Russia.[6]

9. Summery I would like to visit Lincoln, Nebraska because it is the state capitol and it has most history there. Lincoln has the state capitol building which I think would my favorite place to see. There is a state history Museum you can Visit. Those are some of the things I liked about doing this project and I hope to visit there one day!!

10. References • Fact Monsters • Wikipedia • Fact Books/Encyclopedias • Dictionary

11. The End Thank you for taking your time and watching my slides I hope you liked it!!!!!