All about Nebraska
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Kids Konnect.com - Nebraska
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Nebraska Fun Facts
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TheUS50.com - Nebraska
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The 50 States - Nebraska
From TeachersFirst. A comprehensive resource on America's states for upper elementary students.
Mr. Donn.org - Nebraska
Lesson Plans for Teachers. Activities & Games for Kids.
Class Brain.com - Nebraska
Start gathering all the information and images you need to make an A+ state report project for school.
Explore the States - Nebraska
From the Library of Congress. Games and stories of America's past.
50 States.com - Nebraska
Fast Facts & Trivia
RoadsideAmerica.com - Nebraska
Find Nebraska travel tips, stories, field reports and maps for unusual tourist attractions and landmarks.
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Local homeschooling groups, classes, and events for Nebraska
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State Facts
Nebraska was the 37th state to join the union. It became a state on March 1, 1867.
Capital - Lincoln
Abbreviation - NE
Nickname - Cornhusker State, The Tree Planters' State
Motto - "Equality before the law"
Song - Beautiful Nebraska
Bird - Western Meadowlark
Flower - Goldenrod
Insect - Honeybee
Area - approximately 77,358 square miles
Nebraska field trips
Wagon Train State Recreation Area
Wagon Train is a 315-acre Corps of Engineers watershed impoundment with 746 acres of land. There are 70 non-designated campsites. Wagon Train Lake is located 2 miles east of Hickman. This area offers boating, fishing, picnicking and a swimming beach.
Verdon State Recreation Area
Verdon offers primitive camping and picnicking. The highlight of Verdon SRA is its spring-fed, 45-acre lake. Renovated in 1998, the lake is filled with chunky, hard-fighting largemouth bass, as well as bluegills, white crappies and channel catfish. Only electric boat motors are allowed on the lake.
Two Rivers State Recreation Area
The chance to sleep in an authentic retired caboose, put-and-take trout fishing and outstanding camping facilities highlight the outdoor fun at Two Rivers SRA, located southwest of Venice. The 622-acre area boasts 320 acres of water in several sandpit lakes. Besides a variety of fishing opportunities and non-powered boating, there is an unsupervised swimming beach and concession. Two Rivers also has bicycles for rent and an accessible fishing pier.
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Stagecoach State Recreation Area
Stagecoach is a 195-acre Corps of Engineers flood control impoundment with 607 acres of land. This area offers boating, fishing and picnicking. There are 50 non-designated campsites and a handicapped-accessible fishing pier. Stagecoach is located1 ½ miles south & ½ mile west of Hickman.
Schramm Park State Recreation Area
Schramm Park SRA is another picturesque Platte River area and home of the exceptional Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium. Also the site of the state's first fish hatchery (1882), the old hatch house is now a fish management museum, and there is an interesting geologic display nearby. The picnic areas offer spectacular views of the countryside, and there is a 3-mile nature-hiking trail divided into two 1½-mile segments.
Rockford State Recreation Area
Rockford SRA offers shady primitive campsites and campsites with electricity around a 150-acre lake. The area offers boating, fishing, picnicking and a swimming beach.
Riverview Marina State Recreation Area
Riverview Marina SRA, with its access to the Missouri River, is very popular. It is a 47-acre site adjacent to the Missouri River that offers electrical and primitive campsites with a shower house. The area offers camping, fishing and picnicking.
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