Nebraska

Capital: Lincoln

Population: 1,711,263

Entered the Union: March 1, 1867

As the: 37th state

Motto: Equality Before the Law

Nickname: Cornhusker State, Beef State, and The Tree Planter State

Origin of Name: From an Oto Indian word meaning flat water

Major Industries: Grain, cattle, hog, meat-packing, clothing, farm machinery, chemicals, and transportation equipment

Historical Sites: Chimney Rock National Historic Site and the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer

Points of Interest: Agate Fossil Beds in Homestead, Scotts Bluff National Monuments, the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Lincoln, and the Lied Center for the Performing Arts in Lincoln