State History

By: TJ Scheef

State History of Nebraska

• 37th state in the union on March 1, 1867

• Capital City: Lincoln

• Largest City: Omaha

• Population: 1,783,432

Origin of State Name

• Nebraska is Indian for “Flat Land”

• Nickname: Cornhusker state

State Symbols• State Bird: western

meadowlark

• State Fish: channel catfish

• State Tree: Cottonwood

• State Mammal: White-tailed Deer

Miscellaneous State Symbols

• Beverage: Milk

• Soft Drink: Kool-Aid

Famous Nebraskan's

• Malcolm X, activist

• Marlon Brando, actor

• Johny Carson, talk show host

• Warren Buffet, investor

• Gerald Ford, president

State History of Washington

• 42nd state in the union on November 11, 1889

• Capital City: Olympia

• Largest City: Seattle

• Population: 6,664,195

Origin of State Name

• Washington is named after President George Washington

• Nickname: The Evergreen State

State Symbols

• State Bird: American Goldfinch

• State Fish: Steelhead

• State Tree: Western Hemlock

• State Mammal: Olympic Marmot

Miscellaneous State Symbols

• Flower: Coast Rhododendron

• Fossil: Columbian Mammoth

Famous Washingtonians

• Bill Gates, software executive

• Bob Barker, TV host

• Howard Duff, actor

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