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DATE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION
March 1, 1867

CAPITAL
Lincoln

NICKNAME
Cornhusker State, Tree Planters State (Both Official)

MOTTO
Equality before the law

STATE FISH
Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

STATE FLOWER
Goldenrod (Solidago serotina)

STATE INSECT
Honeybee (Apis mellifica)

STATE TREE
Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)

STATE SONG
"Beautiful Nebraska" words by Jim Fras and Guy G. Miller, music by Jim Fras

TOTAL AREA
77,358 square miles

HIGHEST POINT
5,424 feet (Johnson Township)

LOWEST POINT
480 feet (Missouri River)

POPULATION
1,711,263

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Longitude: 95° 25'W to 104°W Latitude: 40°N to 43°N

GEOGRAPHIC CENTER
The geographic center of Nebraska is located in Custer County, 10 miles NW of Broken Bow. Longitude: 99° 51.7'W Latitude: 41° 31.5'N

STATE BORDER
Nebraska is bordered by South Dakota on the north and Colorado and Kansas on the south. On the east, Nebraska is bordered by Iowa and Missouri. On the west, Nebraska is bordered Colorado and Wyoming.

MAJOR RIVERS
Missouri River, Niobrara River, Platte River (Official State River, 1998), Republican River

STATE BIRD
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

SPOTLIGHT NEBRASKA HOTELS
Candlewood Suites Omaha Candlewood Suites Omaha
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Holiday Inn Express Lincoln Nebraska Holiday Inn Express Lincoln Nebraska
The Holiday Inn Express at exit 399 and Interstate 80 invites you to stay with the nations innkeeper. You can enjoy comfortable rooms at reasonable ra...

Super 8 Motel Lexington Super 8 Motel Lexington
This Super 8 Motel is situated in Lexington, directly behind Kirks Truck Stop, approximately seven miles from Johnson Lake, 66 miles from Norton Munic...

Lincoln Days Inn Lincoln Days Inn
This Days Inn is situated approximately seven miles from Lincoln Municipal Airport.
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Villager Courtyard & Garden Villager Courtyard & Garden
Villager Courtyard and Gardens is less than a mile from the Gateway Shopping Mall and approximately five miles from Lincoln Municipal Airport. This lo...

Baymont Inn Omaha Baymont Inn Omaha
The Baymont Omaha is situated approximately 12 miles from Rosenblatt Stadium and 15 miles from Eppley Field Airport. This location is also three miles...

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