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Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska.The city covers 100.4 square miles (260.035 km 2) and had a population of 291,082 as of the 2020 census.It is the state's second-most populous city and the 71st-largest in the United States.
In 1867, the first newspaper, the Nebraska Commonwealth, was established by Charles H. Gere. The Commonwealth became the Nebraska State Journal in 1868. By the close of 1868, Lincoln had a population of approximately 500 people. [10] In 1869, the University of Nebraska was established in Lincoln by the state with a land grant of about 130,000 ...
The Nebraska State Capitol is the seat of government of the U.S. state of Nebraska and is located in downtown Lincoln.Designed by New York architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in 1920, it was constructed of Indiana limestone from 1922 to 1932.
State Library P.O. Box 98931 Lincoln, NE 68509 Tax Equalization & Review Commission P.O. Box 95108, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5108
The Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. Nebraska is represented in the U.S. Senate by Republican Deb Fischer, [108] who was first elected in 2012. [109] Nebraska's other Senate seat is currently held by Pete Ricketts, who took office on January 23, 2023. [110] Nebraska has three representative seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. [108]
2008 Nebraska Legislature votes to move State Fair Park from Lincoln to Grand Island by 2010; the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is set to acquire the park after the move and convert it into Nebraska Innovation Campus. [50] 2010. Population is 258,379. The 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games are held in Lincoln during the month of July.
The University of Nebraska State Museum, also known as Morrill Hall, founded in 1871, is a natural history museum featuring Nebraska biodiversity, paleontology, and cultural diversity, located on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln City Campus near the corner of 14th and Vine Streets in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. The museum houses ...
Abraham Lincoln – also known as The Gettysburg Lincoln – is a bronze statue of President Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French, located on the grounds of the Nebraska State Capitol. The monument was commissioned by the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Association of Lincoln, Nebraska, and produced in 1912. The statue was cast in bronze by Jno.