State Symbols

State Animal:  White-tailed Deer

State Fish:  Channel Catfish

State Insect:  Honey Bee

State Grass:  Little Bluestem

State Flower:  Goldenrod

State Tree:  Cottonwood

State Fossil:  Mammoths

State Song: "Beautiful Nebraska"

Motto:  "Equality before the law"

Origin of State Name:  Nebrathka, meaning flat water, was the Oto name for the Platte River, which runs through the state.

Nickname for State:  The Cornhusker State.  Nebraska's nickname refers to its chief agricultural crop.

Nickname for residents:  Nebraskans