Movers Directory of Moving Companies in Nebraska
 About Nebraska Credit for discovering this region can go to the French fur traders who first visited Nebraska in the late 1600s. The first permanent white settlement was established at Bellevue in 1823. Oil was discovered in 1939 and natural gas in 1949. Though Nebraska lies on the Great Plains, the state is anything but plain. Modern Nebraska is a leading grain-producer with bumper crops of sorghum, corn, and wheat. More varieties of grass grow in this state than in any other in the nation. The state's significant cattle and hog industries make Dakota City and Lexington among the nation's largest meat-packing centers. Its manufacturing industries produce a variety of goods including electronic components, auto accessories, pharmaceuticals, and mobile homes. For variety, it also produces clothing, farm machinery, chemicals, and transportation equipment. One of the greatest attractions of this state is the capitol building: a concrete, skyscraper topped by a golden sculpture of a farmer. The American Institute of Architects calls it as one of the modern wonders of the world. Also do not miss the world's largest indoor rainforest, the Lied Jungle, in Omaha. But the most striking part of Nebraska are the residents or Nebraskans – they are some of the sincerest people you'll ever meet. Relocation in Nebraska can not be complete unless you know the following trivia: • Motto: Equality before the law • State song: “Beautiful Nebraska” (1967) • Nicknames: Cornhusker State (1945); Beef State • Origin of name: From an Oto Indian word meaning “flat water” • The state capital is Lincoln. • Nebraska is the only state in the U.S. to have a unicameral legislature; that is, a single state legislative body as opposed to an assembly and a senate. • Kool Aid was invented by a Nebraskan. • Majority of America's spam is made in Fremont. • The world's largest porch swing is located in Hebron, Nebraska. It can seat 25 adults. • In Nebraska it's illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license. |
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