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Unpleasant host awaits Kansas State in Lincoln...State veterans admit playing at Nebraska is a chore. Since 1968, the Wildcats' only win at Nebraska was in 2003. Their last trip to Lincoln, in 2007, was a 73-31 defeat. But K-State coach Bill Snyder says the past has nothing to do with the... In this article: Nebraska, Bill Snyder, Lincoln, Cornhuskers, Iowa State, Kansas State, Red Raiders, Kansas State, and Memorial Stadium |
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Nebraska unemployment rate unchanged at 4.9 pct
...unemployment rate dipped to 4.8 percent in October from a revised 4.9 percent in September. The rate was 3.5 percent in October 2008. Lincoln's estimated unemployment rate slipped to 4.2 percent in October from a revised 4.3 percent in...
In this article: Nebraska and North Dakota
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Omaha World-Herald | 2 days ago
Lincoln train crash kills one
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Police say an Amtrak train rammed a car at a controlled crossing in west Lincoln, killing a man in the car. Police spokeswoman Katie Flood said Thursday that witnesses told officers the driver maneuvered his car around...
In this article: Amtrak, Chicago, All rights reserved, and Nebraska
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BBC News | 3 days ago
Lincoln boss Sutton charged by FA
Page last updated at 14:30 GMT, Wednesday, 18 November 2009 Lincoln boss Sutton charged by FA Sutton insists he was right to complain following Aaron Brown's dismissal Lincoln City boss Chris Sutton has been charged with improper...
In this article: Chris Sutton, Aaron Brown, BBC Radio Lincolnshire, Football Association, and Lincoln City
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Times Online | 3 days ago
Auction for Lincoln's letter that helped bullied boy
...selling the letter for 60,000 US dollars, said there were no other known surviving letters written by Lincoln to a child. A letter from Abraham Lincoln was bought for GBP1 at a car boot sale last year and was estimated to be worth GBP500,000.
In this article: Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Raab Collection, Springfield, Illinois, and Philadelphia
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I did talk to him - Lincoln's letter to schoolboy on sale
"I did talk to him" - Lincoln's letter to schoolboy on sale Lincoln's letter to boy on sale The 1861 letter was written personally by President Lincoln A letter written by former US President Abraham Lincoln to a schoolboy nearly 150...
In this article: Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Raab Collection, US, Prague, Springfield, Illinois, and Philadelphia
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | 3 days ago
Philly dealer selling letter Lincoln wrote to boy
...legislature and opening up a store, but he failed both times. He didn't give up on the legislature, and he later won! When Lincoln was president, he never gave up on ending slavery. When Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, the...
In this article: Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Personality disorder, Washington, and Philadelphia
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Daily Herald | 5 days ago
How a Waukegan attorney found a secret message in Lincoln's watch
Jonathan Dillon, far right, the watchmaker who engraved the secret message inside Abraham Lincoln's watch on April 13, 1861. Courtesy David Stiles family Douglas Stiles holds the Abraham Lincoln watch his great-grandfather Jonathan...
In this article: Abraham Lincoln, Washington, Civil War, National Museum of American History, and Smithsonian Institution
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Sportingnews | 6 days ago
Lincoln, Mo. 6, MVSU 16
ITTA BENA, Miss. -- Paul Roberts and Anthony Bowie threw touchdown passes as Mississippi Valley State beat Lincoln of Missouri 16-6 on Saturday. Roberts threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Hakim McClellan in the first quarter for a 6-0 lead.
In this article: All rights reserved, Mississippi Valley State, and Missouri
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The Daily Northwestern | 6 days ago
Cats top in-state rival, win Lincoln's hat
...over Illinois, Northwestern ensured itself a second consecutive bowl appearance and sole control over Lincoln's bronzed hat atop the Land of Lincoln Trophy. "It's cool, considering the man that was underneath it," senior wide receiver...
In this article: The Illini, Pat Fitzgerald, Illinois, and Abraham Lincoln
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Yahoo! News | November 13, 2009
Book on Lincoln election seeks out Obama analogies (AP)
Book on Lincoln election seeks out Obama analogies By RICHARD PYLE, For The Associated Press Richard Pyle, For The Associated Press - 35 mins ago "Lincoln for President: An Unlikely Candidate, An Audacious Strategy, and The Victory No...
In this article: Barack Obama, David Davis, New York City, Republican Party, Stephen A. Douglas, William Seward, and Illinois
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The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. The population was 225,581 at the 2000 census.
Lincoln started out as the village of Lancaster, which was founded in 1856, and became the county seat of the newly created Lancaster County in 1859. The capital of Nebraska Territory had been Omaha since the creation of the territory in 1854; however, most of the territory's population lived south of the Platte River. After much of the territory south of the Platte considered annexation to Kansas, the legislature voted to move the capital south of the river and as far west as possible. The village of Lancaster was chosen, in part due to the salt flats and marshes.
However, Omaha interests attempted to derail the move by having Lancaster renamed after the recently assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. At the time, many of the people south of the river had been sympathetic towards the Confederate cause and it was assumed that the legislature would not pass the measure if the future capital was named after Lincoln. The ploy did not work, as Lancaster was renamed Lincoln and became the state capital upon Nebraska's admission to the Union on March 1, 1867. The city was recently named the healthiest city in the United States as of 2008.
- Name:
- City of Lincoln
- Also Known As:
- Star City
- Type:
- City
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1856
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 75.4
- Total Area (km):
- 195.2
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 74.7
- Land Area (km):
- 193.3
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 0.7
- Water Area (km):
- 1.9
- Elevation (ft):
- 1176
- Elevation (m):
- 358
- Time Zone:
- CST
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