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Sunday, January 13, 2008
 Nebraska State Flag Size: 3'x5' most popular size Nebraska's official flag was adopted in 1925. The flag has a deep blue field with the state seal in the center, pictured in gold (yellow) and silver. The state seal, designed in 1867 by Isaac Wiles (a member of the House of Representatives), pictures a blacksmith hammering on an anvil, a settler's cabin, sheaths of wheat, a steamboat on a river, and the transcontinental railroad, with mountains in the background. The state motto, "Equality Before the Law," is on a banner above the landscape. The date of Nebraska's admission to the union, March 1, 1867, is listed below the seal. State Capital: Lincoln Largest City: Omaha Entered Union: March 1, 1867 Status: Nebraska was the 37th state in the USA and the 16th biggest state State Flower: Goldenrod State Tree: Cottonwood State Bird: Western meadowlark State Nickname: Western meadowlark State Motto: "Equality before the law" Bordering States: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming Origin of the Name: The name Nebraska is from an Oto Indian word that means "flat water" (referring to the Platte River, which means "flat river" in French) Related topics US State Flags America Flag Canada Flag Rebel Flag Historical Flag by: Flags Mart 
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