John Cletheroe's
USA and Canada Holiday Hints
|
Nebraska - Introduction
Area
77,358 square miles. 16th largest state of the USA.
Furthest North to Furthest South
205 miles.
Furthest East to Furthest West
420 miles.
Population Density
20 per square mile.
Licence Plate
Background: White.
Image: Golden coloured wheat fields and a wind pump.
Text: "Nebraska" (in a brush font).
State Highway Marker Shield Design
Background: A white trapezium with its two horizontal sides parallel, the longer side being at the top, on a square black background.
Image: A covered wagon pulled by oxen. This is presumably a reference to the route through Nebraska forming a significant section of the Oregon Trail.
Text: "Nebraska".
Derivation of Name
From a Sioux Indian word meaning "flat or broad water", referring to the Platte River.
Nickname
The Cornhusker State.
Climate
Omaha: January high 33F, July high 89F.
Scottsbluff: January high 39F, July high 89F.
Official State Tourism Office
Tel (US): 1-800-228-4307
Checked Jan-99.
Highway Conditions
Tel (US): 1-402-471-4533 or 1-402-479-4512.
Departments of Transportation etc for each US state and Canadian province
State Parks
Official site. Checked Mar-99.
Nebraska
Home | States/Provinces | Subjects
About this personal web site JohnCletheroe
EMail me
Most recently modified 19-Apr-02