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Nebraska has 93 counties.They are listed below by name, FIPS code and license plate prefix. Nebraska's postal abbreviation is NE and its FIPS state code is 31.. When many counties were formed, the bills establishing them did not state the honoree's full name; thus the namesakes of several counties, including Brown, Deuel, Dixon, and possibly Harlan, are known only by their surnames.
The Sandhills Global Event Center, known as the Lancaster Event Center until December 2023, is a public nonprofit fairgrounds-style event complex located in Lincoln, Nebraska owned and operated by the Lancaster County Agricultural Society. It was originally built to provide a permanent home for the Lancaster County Fair and other community events.
The first Nebraska "State" Fair occurred while Nebraska was still a U.S. territory, from September 21–23, 1859 in Nebraska City. [2] Another event wasn't held until October 7–9, 1868, by which time Nebraska had become a state. The fair was again held in Nebraska City in 1869, before moving to Brownville in 1870 and 1871.
Fair season starts in earnest the first weekend of August with the Venango County Fair and extends into September with the popular Albion Area Fair.
Early August: Lancaster County Fair [25] Second weekend in August: Capital City Ribfest [26] Late August: Lincoln ZombieFest; [27] Nebraska Mud Run [28] Late August to late November: University of Nebraska Cornhusker Football [29]
Country singer Abby Nicole died in a UTV crash early on Sunday after performing at a Nebraska county fair with her band. She was 25. Country singer Abby Nicole, 25, killed in UTV crash: 'Such a ...
Country singer Abby Nicole died in a UTV crash early on Sunday after performing at a Nebraska county fair with her band. She was 25. The singer -- whose real name is Abby Uecker -- passed away at ...
The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in Virginia and the United States. [1] The first U.S. state fair was the New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually since. [2] The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan, which ran from 1849 [3] to 2009. [4] [5]