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former Nebraska governor who was on the three men that picked the new capital city
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David Butler
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one of three men who picked the new capital city
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John Gillespie
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former Nebraska governor who was on the three men that picked the new capital city
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one of three men who picked the new capital city
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one of three men who picked the new capital city and whose house was one of the first in Lincoln and is still standing today
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former Nebraska Territory governor and US Secretary of Agriculture who encouraged and educated Nebraskans to plant trees and start Arbor Day
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started the orphan trains as a way to give big city orphans a better life in the Midwest
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gave speeches about the importance of agriculture and politics and was the first man nominated for US president from the states west of the Mississippi River but never won
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first person living in a sod house to be elected to Congress
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worked for a meat packing plant that expanded to England and donated lots of money to her hometown, Superior, NE
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to mark by burning a symbol into an animal's hide
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a gift given for the purpose of influencing a decision or judgment
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a gathering where people went to learn about new things and ideas
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a word that refers to both grain and farming
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Republicans who lived north of the Platte River
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the act of letting cattle feed on open land without restrictions
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a chance to learn or do something
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a place that cares for children whose parents have died
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a group of people who share similar political ideas
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the act of reclaiming the land; bringing water to land so it can be farmed