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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 Art Gallery, designed by architect Philip Johnson.
Pioneers Park includes a nature center. The Nebraska State Fair takes
place in Lincoln each summer. Other cultural groups include a symphony
orchestra, the Lincoln Community Playhouse, and the National Art
Association. Lincoln got its first rail connection in 1870 and by the late
1800s had 19 different rail routes. Railroads gave Lincoln its most
important industry railroad-car repair. Among the city's manufactures are
dairy and meat products, telephone equipment, agricultural machinery,
cement, bricks, and drugs. There are also printing and publishing plants,
and the city is the headquarters for more than 30 insurance companies.
Lincoln arose from a settlement established in 1856 to work salt deposits.
In 1859 it was named Lancaster, the seat of Lancaster County. When
Nebraska became a state in 1867, the town was renamed for President
Abraham Lincoln and became a compromise choice for the state capital
over Omaha and a site south of Salt Creek. William Jennings Bryan, long
a leader in American politics, lived in Lincoln from 1887 to 1921. His
home, Fairview, has been restored with original furnishings and
memorabilia. Between the years 1926 and 1930 Lincoln annexed the
towns of Havelock, University Place, College View, and Belmont. The city
has a mayor-council form of government. Lincoln owns its water and
electric systems
