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    Lincoln, Nebraska

    City in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States, that is also the state capital
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    Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The city covers 100.4 square miles and had a population of 291,082 as of the 2020 census. It is the state's second-most populous city and the 71st-largest in the United States. The seat of Lancaster County, Lincoln is the economic and cultural anchor of the Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area, home to approximately 345,000 people. Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster on the wild salt marshes and arroyos of what became Lancaster County. Renamed after President Abraham Lincoln, it became Nebraska's state capital in 1869. The Bertram G. Goodhue–designed state capitol building was completed in 1932, and is the nation's second-tallest capitol. As the city is the seat of government for the state of Nebraska, the state and the U.S. government are major employers. The University of Nebraska was founded in Lincoln in 1869. Wikipedia

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    Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska.The city covers 100.4 square miles (260.035 km 2) and had a population of 291,082 as of the 2020 census.It is the state's second-most populous city and the 71st-largest in the United States.The seat of Lancaster County, Lincoln is the economic and cultural anchor of the Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area, home to approximately 345,000 ...
  3. simple.wikipedia.org

    The city of Lincoln is the capital city of Nebraska, United States.Only Omaha has more people of any city in Nebraska.Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska.Lincoln's 2020 Census population was 291,082. [4]Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster. It became the county seat of the newly created Lancaster County in 1859.
  4. en.wikipedia.org

    The history of Lincoln, Nebraska began with the settlement of the village of Lancaster in 1856. The county of Lancaster was founded in 1859. Prior to settlement from the westward expansion of the United States, Plains Indians, descendants of indigenous peoples who occupied the area for thousands of years lived in and hunted along Salt Creek.Settlers first came to extract salt from the wild ...
  5. britannica.com

    Feb 5, 2025Lincoln, city, capital and second largest city of Nebraska, U.S., and seat (1869) of Lancaster county, in the southeastern part of the state, about 60 miles (95 km) southwest of Omaha.Oto and Pawnee Indians were early inhabitants in the area. Settlers were drawn in the 1850s by the salt flats located nearby. The site was named Lancaster (for the Pennsylvania city) by a salt company ...
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  6. en.wikivoyage.org

    Lincoln is the seat (1869) of Lancaster County, in the southeastern part of the state, about 60 miles (95 km) southwest of Omaha. Lincoln was founded in 1859 as the village of Lancaster. Renamed and made Nebraska's state capital in 1867, it's the second-largest city in the state.
  7. en.wikipedia.org

    Lincoln Public Schools district office. Lincoln Public Schools was founded in 1923, and is the second largest public school district in the U.S. state of Nebraska, located in the heart of the Great Plains.The school district of over 42,000 students is home to more than 70 schools and programs.
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    Lincoln, Nebraska. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Jump to navigation Jump to search Lincoln city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States, that is also the state capital. Upload media Wikipedia Wikivoyage. Instance of: city in the United States; state or insular area capital of the United States ...
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    Mar 10, 2023Lincoln is the capital city of Nebraska in the USA. Understand . Lincoln was founded in 1859 as the village of Lancaster. Renamed and made Nebraska's state capital in 1867, it's second-largest city in the state. As such, it's the state's center of government and higher education and is a regional transportation center.
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