Nebraska

• Admitted to statehood: March 1, 1867
• Origin of name: Otos Indian word meaning "broad water"
• Capital: Lincoln
• Nickname: "Tree Planters State"
• Motto: "Equality Before the Law"
• Bird: Western Meadowlark
• Flower: Goldenrod
• Song: "Beautiful Nebraska"
• Stone: Prairie Agate
• Tree: Cottonwood
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