Term Papers on Lincoln, Nebraska

Term Paper Title	Lincoln, Nebraska
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Lincoln, Nebraska

   The city of Lincoln is the capital of the Cornhusker State, Nebraska. Lincoln
is located in the southeastern part of the state, about 60 miles (100
kilometers) southwest of Omaha. It lies in a shallow basin about 1,160 feet (355
meters) above sea level. Salt Creek and its tributaries thread through the basin.
Lincoln serves as a center for educational, cultural, and religious institutions.
The city also developed as the trade center for a wide agricultural area.
   In the city are the buildings that house the various departments of the city,
county, and state governments, the state mental and orthopedic hospitals, and
the state penitentiary. Also located in Lincoln are a veterans' hospital and the
regional headquarters of the Veterans Administration and the United States
Department of Agriculture.
   The University of Nebraska was founded in Lincoln in 1869. The city is also
the home of Nebraska Wesleyan University and Union College.
   The State Capitol, designed by the architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue and
completed in 1932, has a central tower that rises 400 feet (120 meters) from a
massive two-story base and is considered a showpiece of American government
architecture. `The Sower', a statue symbolizing Nebraska's farms, stands atop
the tower. Museums include the State Museum of History, the University of
Nebraska's Christlieb Western Art Collection, and the Sheldon Memorial ...

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