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Which city in Nebraska is named after a president?

Lincoln.


How do you spell the capital of Nebraska?

Lincoln. It was named for Abraham Lincoln.


How many counties in Nebraska have the same name as US Presidents?

# Adams County for John Adams the 2nd President. # Arthur County for Chester Arthur the 21st President. # Fillmore County for Millard Fillmore the 13th President. # Garfield County for James Garfield the 12th President. # Grant County for Ulysses Grant. # Hayes County for Rutherford Hayes. # Jefferson County for Thomas Jefferson. # Lincoln County for Abraham Lincoln. # Madison County may have been named for James Madison although because its early settlers were mostly from Madison Wisconsin that is the likely source of its name. # Pierce County for Franklin Pierce. # Polk County for James Polk. # Washington County for George Washington. * Clay and Douglas Counties were named for Presidential hopefuls Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas. * Johnson County was NOTnamed for a US President but for Richard Mentor Johnson who was th 9th Vice President of the US.


Who is Lincoln Nebraska named after?

Lincoln College was named after Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln


How did Nebraska get its name?

Étienne de Veniard, sieur de Bourgmont in 1714, named the major river flowing through the land the Nebraskier, which is an Oto word meaning "flat water". (The French word for "flat" is "Platte".) source: WikiPedia "Platte River"unknown source states the French adopted the word "Nebraska" for the land, referring to the river.The word Nebraska comes from an Indian word for flat water, refering to the Platte river. When the french came into the state they adopted the name for the land.Nebraska got its name from an Indian word that means flat water the platte river flows through the stateThe state of Nebraska is actually named after the Platte River from the French meaning "broad river." The Omaha Indians called the river "ibôápka" also meaning "broad river."Étienne de Veniard, sieur de Bourgmont in 1714, named the major river flowing through the land the Nebraskier, which is an Oto word meaning "flat water". (The French word for "flat" is "Platte".) source: WikiPedia "Platte River"unknown source states the French adopted the word "Nebraska" for the land, referring to the river.

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What counties in Iowa has the name that is related to the great trail blazer and Indian fighter?

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The only state capital to be named after a president is in Nebraska or Maryland?

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