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Home Hotels Apartments Restaurants Yellow Pages Jobs National Parks Movies Events EMAIL FAVORITES PRINT Travel Hotels Bed amp Breakfast Restaurants Car Rental Airline Tickets Taxi Services Events Attractions Entertainment Guides Businesses Restaurants Grocery Stores Banks Attorneys Beauty Salons Auto Service Dentists Veterinarians Physicians Hospitals Relocation Apartment Finder Jobs Real Estate Realtors Find a Roommate Free Credit Report Foreclosures Property Management Moving Companies Storage Helpful Info Yellow Pages White Pages Public Records Driving Directions Classifieds Demographics Weather Forecast Movies News Schools Universities Welcome to Nebraska Top Cities in Nebraska Fremont Hotels Restaurants Events Grand Island Hotels Restaurants Events Hastings Hotels Restaurants Events Kearney Hotels Restaurants Events Lincoln Hotels Restaurants Events North Platte Hotels Restaurants Events Ogallala Hotels Restaurants Events Omaha Hotels Restaurants Events Scottsbluff Hotels Restaurants Events York Hotels Restaurants Events All Cities in Nebraska A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The territory of Nebraska became a state on March 1 1867 It was decided that the state should be named after the largest river in the area That particular river had been given two names The white settlers had named it the Platte River which is what it is known as today An Oto Indian tribe living in the area called the river Nebraska which means flat water No one is sure how Nebraska was chosen over Platte but most agree it was the better choice Prior to the arrival of European settlers the plains of the Nebraska territory were filled with wild buffalo Several different Native American clans lived and hunted in the area Some where hunter gatherer groups who lived in teepees and moved from place to place Other clans built more permanent structures and planted gardens They usually grew such items as corn and squash As the white settlers moved into the Nebraska area they followed the lead of their new neighbors Farms and ranches sprang up everywhere Agriculture and cattle ranching became the main sources of income for these early settlers and remains so today Areas of interest for visitors to Nebraska include the many State Parks incredible zoos and historic sites There are also several art science and history museums found in Nebraska Nebraska National Parks amp Monuments Agate Fossil Beds NM Chimney Rock NHS Homestead National Monument of America Missouri NR River Niobrara NSR See all Nebraska National Parks Nebraska Universities University of Nebraska at Kearney Hastings College York College Nebraska Christian College Concordia University Yellow Pages White Pages Find Nebraska Businesses City or ZIP Code Popular searches Restaurants Grocery Stores Banks Attorneys Beauty Salons Auto Service Dentists Veterinarians Physicians Hospitals First Name Last Name City or ZIP Code Required Top Nebraska Attractions Ashfall Fossil Beds State Hist Park 402 893 2000 Royal NE nbsp 68773 Chimney Rock National Historic Site 308 586 2581 Bayard NE nbsp 69334 Durham Western Heritage Museum 402 444 5071 Omaha NE nbsp 68108 Hastings Museum 402 461 2399 NE nbsp 68901 Indian Cave State Park 402 883 2575 Nemaha NE nbsp 68414 See all Nebraska Attractions Browse Attractions by Category Information and Events Events Movies Attractions Weather News Hotels Apartments Businesses Restaurants City Home Page Other Categories Attorneys Auto Service Banks Beauty Salons Classifieds Cleaners Demographics Dentists Foreclosures Hospitals Jobs Map Newspapers Physicians Real Estate Realtors Schools Transportation Universities Veterinarians White Pages City or ZIP Code Site Search Custom Search Home About Us Contact Us Advertise With Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use Powered by Local Matters Inc