The seal is the same seal as originally designed in 1867; however, there were bills introduced to change the seal. The most spoken about attempted change of the state seal was created by the architect of the Nebraska State Capitol, Bertram Goodhue, but it failed to pass the legislature. The official designation of the design as the state flag occurred in 1963; Nebraska was one of the last states to adopt an official flag.
State Nickname:
Nebraska’s nickname is “The Cornhusker State.” Early explorers considered Nebraska and the surrounding areas part of the great American desert. In the 1860’s the first wave of homesteaders poured into Nebraska to claim free land granted by the federal government.
Much history of the state is the story of these rugged, strong-willed Nebraska farmers who fought hardship, drought, and insects to transform the desert into ranches and farms. Today Nebraska is a leading agricultural state, considered a bread basket for the USA and much of the world.
In 1945 the “Cornhusker State” became the official nickname of Nebraska. Husking corn was done by hand by early settlers of course, before the invention of husking machinery.
