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The history of the U.S. state of Nebraska dates back to its formation as a territory by the Kansas–Nebraska Act, passed by the United States Congress on May 30, 1854. The Nebraska Territory was settled extensively under the Homestead Act of 1862 during the 1860s, and in 1867 was admitted to the Union as the 37th U.S. state.
Nebraska, known as the “Cornhusker State,” is famous for its vast great plains, pioneer history, agricultural production and college football. It was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867,...
Discover the real places & people of our past at these NSHS sites and museums. Learn more about upcoming events that celebrate Nebraska’s history. Our mission is to collect, preserve, & open our shared history to all. Discover statewide programs currently taking place across the state.
Nebraska - Plains, Pioneers, Homesteaders: Various prehistoric peoples inhabited Nebraska as early as 8000 bce. In the 19th century, semisedentary Native American peoples, most notably the Omaha, Oto, Pawnee, and Ponca, lived in eastern and central Nebraska.
Nebraska (/ n ə ˈ b r æ s k ə / ⓘ nə-BRASS-kə) [17] is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. Nebraska is the 16th-largest state by land area, with just over 77,220 square ...
Nebraska, constituent state of the U.S. It was admitted to the union as the 37th state in 1867. It is bounded by South Dakota to the north, Iowa and Missouri to the east, Kansas and Colorado to the south, and Colorado and Wyoming to the west. Its capital city is Lincoln.
We’ve published A Brief History of Nebraska by Ronald C. Naugle. It tells the story from prehistoric times up to the present, all in a small 143-page paperback. At last, Nebraska has a short treatment of its long history.
Nebraska was covered by a shallow inland sea, known today as the Western Interior Seaway. At the time when dinosaurs walked the land elsewhere, ancient sharks and large Loch Ness-style creatures known as plesiosaurus were swimming in the future Cornhusker state. The sea was long gone by twenty million years ago when Nebraska
African Americans moved to Nebraska early in the history of the state. While a significant number of them settled in Brownville, Lincoln, and Hastings, others helped form homesteading communities in the Sand Hills.
Nebraska Studies puts the history of the state at your fingertips, from its very beginning to the 21st century. On this site you can meet the people and explore the events that have shaped this state, through archival photos, historic documents, personal letters, special video segments, informative maps, supplemental activities, pertinent ...