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| The entrance to the Homestead National
Monument near Beatrice. The monument is on the site of the
very first land that was homesteaded under the Homestead
Act passed in 1862. The law provided that any citizen or
intended citizen could claim 160 acres of land provided
they live on and make improvements for 5 years. |
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Flag |
Seal |
 Website : www.nebraska.gov |
 Capital
: Lincoln |
 Highest
point : Panorama
point, 5,424 feet |
 Area : 77,358 square miles,
16th largest state. |
 Population : 1,711,263
(2000 Census) |
 Motto
: Equality before the
law
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 Admitted to
Union : March 1, 1867 |
 State
Song : "Beautiful Nebraska" |
 State Bird : Western Medowlark |
 State Flower : Goldenrod |
 State Tree : Cottonwood |
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