Nebraska - The Cornhusker State

Nebraska:
State motto: Equality before the law
Nickname: Cornhusker State
State song: "Beautiful Nebraska"
State Flower: goldenrod
The capital is Lincoln.
The name Nebraska is taken from an Oto Indian word that means "flat water," referring to the Platte River.
2000 Population: 1,711,263 (ranked 38th)
The state has an area of 77,358 sq miles and a land area of 76,878 square miles (ranked 15th)
Nebraska is the 37th state and gained admission on March 1, 1867.