Nebraska was organized as a territory in 1854 and admitted to the Union as a state on March 1, 1867. The name was taken from the Otoe Indian word “Nebrathka”, meaning “flat water” and referring to the Platte River. State
Nebraska was organized as a territory in 1854 and admitted to the Union as a state on March 1, 1867. The name was taken from the Otoe Indian word “Nebrathka”, meaning “flat water” and referring to the Platte River. State