extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Nebraska. The Nebraska Territory was created by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854. The...
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provisional governor of Nebraska Territory; this spurred the federal government into action to organize the territory. Nebraska was admitted to the Union...
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The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 (10 Stat. 277) was a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was drafted by Democratic...
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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...
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the Kansas and the Nebraska territories, divided by the Parallel 40° North, under the Kansas–Nebraska Act. The Nebraska Territory included parts of the...
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Boulder, Colorado (redirect from Boulder, Nebraska Territory)
Boulder is a home rule city in and the county seat of Boulder County, Colorado, United States. With a population of 108,250 at the 2020 census, it is the...
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former Indian Territory became the Oklahoma Territory. The Oklahoma Organic Act applied the laws of Nebraska to the organized Oklahoma Territory, and the laws...
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annexed to the Washington Territory. The southeastern tip of the territory (in present-day Wyoming) was sent to Nebraska Territory on March 2, 1861. In 1863...
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Territory was desired. Kansas Territory was established on May 30, 1854, by the Kansas–Nebraska Act. This act established both the Nebraska Territory...
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portion of the Nebraska Territory, including the northeastern portion of future Wyoming Territory, became part of the Dakota Territory, while the southeastern...
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The present-day state of Nebraska was still a territory of the United States during the American Civil War. It did not achieve statehood until March 1867...
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occupied the area at the time. Most of Dakota Territory was formerly part of the Minnesota and Nebraska territories. When Minnesota became a state in 1858,...
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inhabited the territory for thousands of years. During the years of early pioneer settlement, in 1846 the US Army built Old Fort Kearny at Nebraska City. Several...
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first secretary (and twice Acting Governor) of the newly created Nebraska Territory (1854–1858). The courthouse dates from the 1950s. On August 26, 2019...
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(/ˈoʊməhɑː/ OH-mə-hah) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern...
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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...
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West Point is a city in and the county seat of Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,504 at the 2020 census. West Point was founded...
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year. Nebraska was granted statehood on March 1, 1867. The capital of the Nebraska Territory had been Omaha since the creation of the territory in 1854...
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the Kansas Territory, as well as some of the southwestern Nebraska Territory, and a small parcel of the northeastern New Mexico Territory. On the western...
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Landmarks of the Nebraska Territory were important to settlers on the Oregon, California and Mormon trails. While the majority of the landmarks were close...
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delegations from Nebraska to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the Nebraska delegation is Representative...
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Saratoga Springs, Nebraska Territory, or Saratoga, was a boom and bust town founded in 1856 that thrived for several years. During its short period of...
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part of the Kansas Territory, the Nebraska Territory, the New Mexico Territory, the Utah Territory, and the Washington Territory, but the region was...
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Nebraska. The eastern range of the Algonquian-speaking Cheyenne included western Nebraska, after the Comanche who had formerly lived in the territory...
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County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 4,878 at the 2020 census, up from 4,737 at the 2010 census. In the days of the Nebraska Territory, the...
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and Washington Territory (green)—along with the latter's portions ceded to Nebraska Territory on March 2, 1861, and to Idaho Territory on March 3, 1863...
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state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 322,608, making it the second-most populous county in Nebraska. Its county...
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was the first Christian mission in Nebraska, in Bellevue. Since it was the oldest city in the Nebraska Territory, the residents were optimistic that...
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Platteville, Colorado (redirect from Platteville, Nebraska Territory)
Platteville is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,955 at the 2020 census. It is adjacent to Fort Vasquez on...
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Rulo (Nebraska), and Hiawatha (Kansas). The incorporated village of Preston, Nebraska is located inside the latter reservation. The Nebraska Territory, including...
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