Nebraska Territory
The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States. It existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the part of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska Territory was created by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854. The territorial capitol was Omaha. The territory included areas of what is today Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, and Montana.
Territory of Nebraska | |||||
Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||
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Capital city | Omaha | ||||
Government | Organized incorporated territory | ||||
Governor | List | ||||
History | |||||
- | Kansas–Nebraska Act | May 30 1854 | |||
- | Colorado Territory formed | February 28 1861 | |||
- | Dakota Territory formed | March 2 1861 | |||
- | Idaho Territory formed | March 3 1863 | |||
- | Statehood | March 1 1867 |
Nebraska Territory Media
William Walker (1800–1874), a leader of the Wyandot people and a prominent citizen of early-day Kansas. Elected provisional Governor of the Nebraska Territory July 23,1853.
The front page of the December 6, 1854 issue of the Nebraska Palladium, the first newspaper to be published in the Nebraska Territory
Site No. JF00-072: The Nebraska–Kansas state line at the intersection of Nebraska counties Thayer and Jefferson and Kansas counties Washington and Republic