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The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, [1] until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Nebraska.
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.
Nebraska has 93 counties.They are listed below by name, FIPS code and license plate prefix. Nebraska's postal abbreviation is NE and its FIPS state code is 31.. When many counties were formed, the bills establishing them did not state the honoree's full name; thus the namesakes of several counties, including Brown, Deuel, Dixon, and possibly Harlan, are known only by their surnames.
By the end of the Civil War, more than a third (3,157) of the men of military age in the Nebraska Territory had served in the Union Army. In addition to the 1st Nebraska, the territory raised three other full regiments of cavalry, as well as several battalions of militia. Thirty-five Nebraskans were killed in action during the war, while ...
Tribal territory of several tribes in Nebraska This section from the Lewis and Clark map of 1804 shows period Indian villages in southwest Iowa, southeast Nebraska, and northwest Missouri. The Otoe, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas tribes are specifically identified.
A map of Nebraska. The state is ... The State of Nebraska shall consist of all the territory included within the following boundaries, to-wit: Commencing at a point ...
The location of the state of Nebraska in the United States of America An enlargeable map of the state of Nebraska An enlargeable map of the 93 counties of the state of Nebraska. Prehistory of Nebraska; French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764 Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762; Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana ...
Establishments in Nebraska Territory by year (13 C) J. Jefferson Territory (1 C, 25 P) N. Nebraska in the American Civil War (3 C, 2 P) O. Nebraska Territory ...