Fun Facts About Nebraska

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Across
  1. 2. Nebraska was once called "The Great American Desert".
  2. 4. There are five army forts open to the public in Nebraska: Atkinson, Kearny, Hartsuff, Sidney, and Robinson.
  3. 6. The Sand Hills in central and north central Nebraska consist of grass-covered sand dunes and cover one-quarter of the state. The Nebraska Sandhills cover about 18,000 square miles or nearly one-fourth of the state. Much of the Sandhills is not suitable for farming, but the native grasses that grow there provide an excellent pasture for cattle and horses. In the valleys, grass is cut, stacked, and fed to the cattle in the winter.
  4. 7. Nebraska is the only state in the union with a unicameral (one house) legislature.
  5. 8. The 911 system of emergency communications, now used nationwide, was developed and first used in Lincoln, Nebraska.
  6. 9. The world's only museum dedicated to Fur Trading is located at Fort Atkinson near Blair.
Down
  1. 1. Lake McConaughy is Nebraska's largest lake and one of its most popular recreation areas. The lake is formed by Kingsley Dam which was completed in 1941. It was built to provide water for irrigation and to produce electric power.
  2. 3. Mutual of Omaha Corporate headquarters is a public building built 7 floors underground.
  3. 5. The Lied Jungle located in Omaha is the world's largest indoor rainforest.
  4. 7. One of the greatest American novelists, Willa Cather, grew up on a farm near Red Cloud and later attended the University of Nebraska.