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The history of the U.S. state of Nebraska dates back to its formation as a territory by the Kansas–Nebraska Act, passed by the United States Congress on May 30, 1854. The Nebraska Territory was settled extensively under the Homestead Act of 1862 during the 1860s, and in 1867 was admitted to the Union as the 37th U.S. state.
1863 Brownell Hall is founded at the location of present-day North 24th and Grand Streets. 1863 The Storz Brewery is founded in Saratoga along North 16th Street. 1866 The Omaha Police Department was organized. 1867 Act of the Legislature locating the State Institute for the Deaf and Dumb at Omaha approved the governor.
1901 Nebraska Legislature names Lancaster County Fairgrounds in Lincoln as the official home of the Nebraska State Fair. 1905 Evening newspaper, Nebraska State Journal, joined by morning newspaper, Lincoln Star. 1911 Omaha-Denver Trans-Continental Route Association in with support from the Good Roads Movement, Omaha-Lincoln-Denver Highway (O-L ...
The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian Country, William D. Brown was operating the Lone Tree Ferry to bring settlers from Council Bluffs to Omaha.
The history of Lincoln, Nebraska began with the settlement of the village of Lancaster in 1856. The county of Lancaster was founded in 1859. Prior to settlement from the westward expansion of the United States, Plains Indians, descendants of indigenous peoples who occupied the area for thousands of years lived in and hunted along Salt Creek.
History Nebraska. History Nebraska, formerly the Nebraska State Historical Society is a Nebraska state agency, founded in 1878 to "encourage historical research and inquiry, spread historical information ... and to embrace alike aboriginal and modern history." It was designated a state institution in 1883, and upgraded to a state agency in 1994.
1851-1900. 1855 Florence makes a bid to become the Nebraska State Capitol, but loses to Omaha. [4] 1855 Scriptown is platted for legislators in the Nebraska Territorial Legislature. [5] 1856 The town of Saratoga is founded within today's North Omaha. 1856 Prospect Hill Cemetery was set out in a plat by Moses F. Shinn.
Nebraska is the 16th largest state by land area, with just over 77,220 square miles (200,000 km 2 ). With a population of over 1.9 million, it is the 37th most populous state and the 7th least densely populated. Its capital is Lincoln, and its most populous city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River.