Nickname: Cornhusker State, Beef State, and The Tree Planter State
Origin of Name: From an Oto Indian word meaning flat water.
Nebraska State:
Capital: Lincoln Motto: Equality Before the Law
American Folk Dance: Square Dance
Beverage: Milk
Ballad: "A Place Like Nebraska" by Sol Kutler
Bird: Western Meadowlark Fish: Channel Catfish Flower: Goldenrod Gemstone: Blue Chalcedony Insect: Honeybee Mammal: White-tailed Deer Rock: Prairie Agate Soft Drink: Kool-Aid Song: Tree: Eastern Cottonwood
Famous Nebraskans
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Sites to See
Descriptions of Nebraska Wildlife
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Nebraskan art galleries and museums.