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Nebraska’s Diamond Jubilee and Frontier Saga
The march of Nebraska from disputed lands to statehood is recounted, from the 1854 Omaha treaty with the Omahas to the 1867 admission as a state. The November celebration in Omaha features parades, a grand pageant, a Young Citizens contest, and tributes to pioneers like Capt. Luther H. North and Diamond Dick, plus figures such as Parson Bob and Chief Yellowsmoke. The event also links to Ak-Sar-Ben and a rich history of plains defense, railroads, and settlement.
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Washington, D. C
Missouri River
Missouri
Iowa River
Bluffs
Nebraska
Cornhusker
Mid-West
United States
France
Red River
Rocky Mountains
Stephen A. Douglas
Nebraska Territory
Kansas-Nebraska
Kansas
Franklin Pierce
Francis Burt
South Carolina
Bellevue
Thomas B. Cummings
Michigan
Cummings
Plattsmouth
Nebraska City
Brownsville
Omaha
Central High School
Lincoln
Pony Express
Overland Stage
Luther H. North
Columbus
Captain North
Maj
Frank North
Plains
Scouts of America
Diamond Dick
Norfolk
Richard Tanner
Jim Dahlman
Tanner
Dahlman
Parson
Bob
Phillip R. Landon
Old Fort Kearney
Kearney
Yellowsmoke
White Eagle