Nebraska means the land of flat water. It's an Indian name. Nebraska's grasslands are different from any other grassland in the world. This state's now flat plains were once sand!

Long ago, before years were written down, the Pawnee Indians lived in Nebraska. The Pawnee were mainly farmers who grew corn, pumpkins, beans and squash. The Teton Sioux, the Cheyenne, Comanche and possibly the Kiowa lived in Western Nebraska. The Spanish explorer Francis Vasquex de Coronado claimed Kansas and Nebraska for Spain in 1541. Later, in 1682, French explorer Rene Robert Cavelier sieur de la Salle claimed Nebraska for France. President Gerald Ford was born in Nebraska.

Some good places you can visit in Nebraska are, Mormon Cemetery, Omaha, Boy's Town, Pershing Municipal Auditorium, and Lincoln Symphony Orchestra.

Nebraska manufactures: packaged meat and vegetables, animal feed, chemicals, and machinery. The things that it grows above ground are: hay, wheat, corn, oats, soybeans, rye, alfalfa, dairy products, grapes, fruit, sorghums, and barley. The things that Nebraska gets from below ground are oil, natural gas, beans and potatoes. Nebraska raises beef cattle, dairy cattle, and hogs.

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