Statehood:  March 1, 1867 (37^th State)

State Song: "Beautiful Nebraska " (1967)

State bird: Western meadowlark (1929)

State tree: cottonwood (1972)

State flower: goldenrod (1895)

State Fish: channel catfish (1997);

State American folk dance: square dance (1997);

State Ballad: "A Place Like Nebraska " (1997);

State Insect: honeybee (1975);

State Gemstone: blue agate (1967);

State Rock: prairie agate (1967);

State Fossil: mammoth (1967);

State Soil: typic argiustolls, holdreges series (1979);

State Mammal: whitetail deer (1981);

State Grass: little bluestem (1969);

State Beverage: milk (1998)

State Nickname: Cornhusker State , The Tree Planters' State

State Motto: "Equality before the law"

Highest Point: The highest point in Nebraska is Panorama Point, at 5,424 feet above sea level.

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Nebraska is 840 feet above sea level at the Missouri River in southeastern Richardson County .

Largest cities: Omaha, 414,521; Lincoln, 239,213; Bellevue, 47,334; Grand Island, 44,546; Kearney, 28,958; Hastings, 25,437; Fremont, 25,314; North Platte, 24,324; Norfolk, 23,946; Columbus, 20,909:

Famous Nebraskans: Grace Abbott social worker, Grand Island
Grover Cleveland Alexander baseball pitcher, Saint Paul
Fred Astaire dancer, actor, Omaha
Max Baer boxer, Omaha
Bil Baird puppeteer, Grand Island
George Beadle geneticist, Wahoo
Marlon Brando actor, Omaha
Warren Buffett investor, Omaha
Dick Cavett TV entertainer, Gibbon
Montgomery Clift actor, Omaha:

Population (Quick Facts): 1,768,331:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31000.html

Official State website:

http://www.nebraska.gov/index.phtml?section=nol

State Legislature:

http://nebraskalegislature.gov/web/public/home

Capital of Nebraska:

http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.agr.state.ne.us/

Department of Public Safety:

http://www.nsp.state.ne.us/

Economy:

http://www.city-data.com/states/Nebraska-Economy.html

Transportation:

http://www.nebraskatransportation.org/

Maps for the state of Nebraska:

http://geology.com/state-map/nebraska.shtml

Nebraska State Job link:

 http://www.nebraskajobs.com/

Tourism and Travel:

 http://www.visitnebraska.org/

Museums:

http://www.nebraskamuseums.org/

State Parks: 

http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/guides/parksearch/findpark.asp

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/nebraska.htm

Zip Codes:

http://zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_city/30127.html

State Newspapers:

http://www.usnpl.com/nenews.php