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0835483 [3] Website. cityofomaha.org. Omaha ( / ˈoʊməhɑː / OH-mə-hah) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. [5] It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River.
- Downtown Omaha
View of Downtown Omaha looking north from the 10th Street...
- List of People From Omaha, Nebraska
James E. Boyd — Mayor of Omaha, 1881–1883 and 1885–1887;...
- Hotel Fontenelle
The Hotel Fontenelle in Omaha, Nebraska, designed by Thomas...
- Education in Omaha, Nebraska
Education in Omaha, Nebraska is provided by many private and...
- Henry Doorly Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is a zoo in Omaha,...
- Eppley Airfield
Eppley Airfield (IATA: OMA, ICAO: KOMA, FAA LID: OMA), also...
- First National Bank Tower
The First National Bank Tower is a 45-story office...
- History
The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement...
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Omaha is known for its Indie music scene. Bright Eyes and 311 are some of the most well known bands to come out of the city. Local music venues include the Slowdown in NoDo and The Waiting Room in Benson. Connor Oberst, lead singer of Bright Eyes, started Saddle Creek Records in Omaha. The label is named after a street in Midtown Omaha, despite the...
Omaha is home to a number national and global headquarters including TD Ameritrade, Berkshire Hathaway, Con Agra Foods, Mutual of Omaha, Woodmen of the World, and Hayneedle. First National Bank of Omaha's headquarters are located downtown at One First National Place, the state's largest building. Billionaire Warren Buffettcalls the city home and ho...
The city hosts the College World Series every year at TD Ameritrade Park, since 2011. The series was formerly hosted at Rosenblatt Stadium prior to its condemnation in September 2010 and subsequent demolition in late 2012. The Series was first held in Omaha in 1947.
Omaha has a humid continental climate (Dfa in the Koeppen climate classification). Summers are hot and quite wet; winters are cold and quite dry.
Under the Homestead Act, thousands of settlers migrated into Nebraska to claim free land granted by the federal government. Because so few trees grew on the prairies , many of the first farming settlers built their homes of sod , as had Native Americans such as the Omaha.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 118.9 square miles (307.9 km 2 ). Situated in the Midwestern United States on the shore of the Missouri River in eastern Nebraska, the Port of Omaha helped the city grow in significance as a trading city.
The economy of Omaha, Nebraska is linked to the city's status as a major commercial hub in the Midwestern United States since its founding in 1854. Dubbed the "Motor Mouth City" by The New York Times, Omaha is widely regarded as the telecommunications capital of the United States.
1854 Nebraska Territory is organized under the Nebraska-Kansas Act on May 30, 1854. 1854 The Council Bluffs and Nebraska Ferry Company hired Council Bluffs surveyor Alfred D. Jones to survey Omaha City. The original town plat consisted of 320 blocks, each 264 feet square.
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