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Outline of Nebraska
Nebraska is one of the leading farming states in the United States. Yet it was once considered part of the ''Great American Desert.'' The people of Nebraska, with their determined pioneer spirit, made the Nebraska ''desert'' a land of ranches and farms. They built irrigation systems and practiced scientific farming. Where crops could not be grown, Nebraskans grazed cattle.
Farms make up 95 percent of the state's area - a greater percentage than in any other state. In the west, waving fields of golden wheat stretch as far as the eye can see. In north-central Nebraska, huge herds of beef cattle graze on enormous ranches. On the fertile farms of the east, farmers grow corn, soybeans, sorghum grain, and other crops. The farmers there also raise hogs and fatten cattle for market.
Nebraska is more than a farming state. Such service industries as finance and insurance play a major role in Nebraska's economy. Omaha is one of the Midwest's leading centers of finance and insurance. Manufacturing, especially food processing, is also important to the state's economy.
Much of the history of Nebraska is the story of the tough, strong-willed Nebraska farmer. Many of the first farm settlers built homes of Nebraska sod because they found few trees on this grassy land. In the 1860's, the first great wave of homesteaders poured into Nebraska to claim free land granted by the federal government. Hard times, insect pests, and droughts discouraged many farmers, and they returned to the East or moved to the mining areas of Colorado and California.
Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States; and Malcolm X, a Black Muslim leader, were born in Omaha. Other famous Americans who have lived in Nebraska include political leader William Jennings Bryan; novelist Willa Cather; entertainers Johnny Carson and Henry Fonda; and Edward J. Flanagan, the Roman Catholic priest who founded Boys Town (now Girls and Boys Town).
Omaha, Nebraska's largest city, serves as the industrial and trade center of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Omaha is one of the nation's chief rail centers. Lincoln, the state's second largest city, is an educational, governmental, and retail shopping center. Bellevue, the state's third largest city, is a fast-growing suburb of Omaha. Grand Island is Nebraska's fourth largest city. It serves as an important manufacturing, food processing, and distribution center. Only 12 other Nebraska cities have more than 10,000 people. The metropolitan area of Sioux City, Iowa, extends into Nebraska
Every year, thousands of tourists drive along Nebraska highways that follow the historic Oregon and Mormon trails. Ruts left by the pioneers' covered wagons can still be seen along the roadsides. In western Nebraska, the forests and rugged rocks of the Pine Ridge are a camper's, bicyclist's, and hiker's paradise. Other scenic spots include the valleys of the Platte, Niobrara, Big Blue, Loup, and Republican rivers and the bluffs along the Missouri River. The lakes and streams of the Sand Hills area teem with fish. On the prairies, hunters bag pheasants, quail, and other birds as well as deer.
The name Nebraska comes from the Oto Indian word nebrathka. The word means flat water, and was the Indian name for Nebraska's chief river, the Platte. Nebraska's official nickname is the Cornhusker State. This nickname comes from corn, the state's leading crop, and from the cornhusking contests that were once held each fall in many rural communities. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska, and Omaha is the largest city.
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Nebraska Golf Discount closes after 22 years.
Byline: Deborah Alexander Sep. 15--As the owner of Nebraska Golf Discount, Paul Mulligan has watched technology change the game. When Mulligan started selling golf equipment more than 20 years ago, clubs were wooden with steel shafts. Today, clubs are made of graphite, which is lighter and more
Publication: Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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Lack of facilities may hurt Nebraska golf teams
00-00-0000 (Daily Nebraskan) (U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- State-of-the-art practice facilities, locker rooms and home golf courses are becoming a trend for schools in the Big 12 Conference. In that respect, the Nebraska men's and women's golf teams find themselves falling behind their Big 12
Publication: University Wire
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Nebraska golf ends record-setting season with 14th place finish at NCAAs
John Gaskins University Wire 06-10-1999 (Daily Nebraskan) (U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- It wasn't a perfect finish for the Nebraska men's golf team, but it's hard to argue with the best team the Cornhuskers have ever fielded. NU finished its record-setting season with a 14th place finish at the NCAA
Publication: University Wire
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Friesen helps to raise the bar on Nebraska golf team
Jason Merrihew University Wire 04-13-1999 (Daily Nebraskan) (U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- With cold winters and unpredictable springs, many assume Nebraska wouldn't have an elite golf team. That assumption is totally inaccurate.Senior golfer Steve Friesen has helped the Cornhuskers transform the
Publication: University Wire
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2008-09 NEBRASKA GOLF SEASON REVIEW
LINCOLN, Neb., May 6 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release: The Nebraska women's golf team had its streak of three consecutive trips to NCAA Regional play come to an end when the NCAA announced its selections for the three 21-team regionals on Monday, April 27. The Huskers
Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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Nebraska men's golf loses several starters; women retain all five
John Gaskins University Wire 08-23-1999 (Daily Nebraskan) (U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- Last year was fun and easy for Nebraska golf coach Larry Romjue.Romjue got to sit back and watch as four seniors put together the greatest run in Nebraska golf history, finishing two shots out of a Big 12
Publication: University Wire
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Nebraska golf team sophomore chips in for her second year
Mark Mahoney University Wire 08-31-2005 (Daily Nebraskan) (U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- College freshmen aren't supposed to make significant contributions right away, especially at a Division I-A school.Don't tell that to Elli Brown, one of two sophomores on the Nebraska women's golf team.The Meridian,
Publication: University Wire
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Winter weather won't handicap Nebraska golf team
Ben Gouldsmith University Wire 03-09-2006 (Daily Nebraskan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- In golf, it's not easy being a northern team playing in a sport dominated by Southern schools.That's the case for the Nebraska women's golf team.According to the NCAA Golfstat rankings released earlier this
Publication: University Wire
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Tough competition awaits Nebraska golf
Tim Duey University Wire 11-03-2006 (Daily Nebraskan) (CSTV U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Nebraska women's golf team hopes to prove once again this weekend that it can fit in with NCAA championship-caliber competition.The Cornhuskers will be wrapping up their fall season at the Hooters Collegiate
Publication: University Wire
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Nebraska golf regresses in invitational, looks to last tournament
Mark Mahoney University Wire 10-20-2004 (Daily Nebraskan) (U-WIRE) LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Nebraska men's golf team came into the Squire Creek Invitational feeling good about its play after a ninth-place finish at the Xavier Invitational in Loveland, Ohio, over the weekend.That good feeling didn't
Publication: University Wire
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