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Broken Bow Information:
Broken Bow is in Custer county. Area zipcodes, with demographic data: 68822
Broken Bow area code: 308
Broken Bow latitude and longitude: 41.4554, 99.5948
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Nebraska gets its name from an Indian word meaning "flat water" after
the Platte River that flows through the state. The Nebraska Territory
was formed in 1854 at the same time as the Kansas Territory. Nebraska
was admitted into the Union in 1867 as the 37th state. Its nickname,
"Cornhusker State," refers to the way that corn (a leading product of
the state) was commonly harvested, "husking" it by hand, before the
invention of husking machinery. Another nickname, the "Beef State,"
refers to one of Nebraska's main industries, cattle. Omaha has been a
major meatpacking center since the 1880s. Although Omaha was the
territorial capital, Lincoln, named in honor of the 16th president, is
the state capital. The flower is the goldenrod.
Copyright: Library of Congress and CIA Fact Book.
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