69 Facts About Omaha Nebraska

Omaha Nebraska is the anchor of the eight-county, bi-state Omaha Nebraska-Council Bluffs metropolitan area.

Omaha Nebraska introduced this new West to the world in 1898, when it played host to the World's Fair, dubbed the Trans-Mississippi Exposition.

Today, Omaha Nebraska is the home to the headquarters of four Fortune 500 companies: conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway; one of the world's largest construction companies, Kiewit Corporation; insurance and financial firm Mutual of Omaha Nebraska; and the United States' largest railroad operator, Union Pacific Corporation.

Omaha Nebraska is the home to five Fortune 1000 headquarters: Green Plains, Intrado, TD Ameritrade, Valmont Industries, and Werner Enterprises.

Various Native American tribes had lived in the land that became Omaha Nebraska, including since the 17th century, the Omaha Nebraska and Ponca, Dhegian-Siouan-language people who had originated in the lower Ohio River valley and migrated west by the early 17th century; Pawnee, Otoe, Missouri, and Ioway.

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The treaty and cession involving the Omaha area occurred in 1854 when the Omaha Tribe ceded most of east-central Nebraska.

Many of Omaha Nebraska's founding figures stayed at the Douglas House or the Cozzens House Hotel.

Omaha Nebraska was a stopping point for settlers and prospectors heading west, either overland or by the Missouri River.

The Governor of Nebraska had to call in U S Army troops from nearby Fort Omaha to protect strikebreakers for the Burlington Railroad, bringing along Gatling guns and a cannon for defense.

In 1900, Omaha Nebraska was the center of a national uproar over the kidnapping of Edward Cudahy, Jr.

Civil rights movement in Omaha Nebraska has roots that extend back to 1912, when the first chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People west of the Mississippi River was founded in the city.

Culture of North Omaha Nebraska thrived throughout the 1920s through 1950s, with several creative figures, including Tillie Olsen, Wallace Thurman, Lloyd Hunter, and Anna Mae Winburn emerging from the vibrant Near North Side.

Musicians created their own world in Omaha Nebraska, and joined national bands and groups that toured and appeared in the city.

Since the 1970s, Omaha Nebraska has continued expanding and growing, mostly to available land to the west.

West Omaha Nebraska has become home to the majority of the city's population.

North and South Omaha Nebraska's populations continue to be centers of new immigrants, with economic and racial diversity.

Downtown Omaha has since been rejuvenated in numerous ways, starting with the development of Gene Leahy Mall and W Dale Clark Library in the late 1970s.

Much of the push toward preservation came after Omaha Nebraska gained the notorious designation of having, in 1989, demolished the largest-ever National Register historic district in the United States, a record that still stands as of 2013.

The Jobbers Canyon Historic District, along the Missouri River, was felled for a new headquarters campus for ConAgra Foods, a company which threatened to relocate if Omaha Nebraska did not allow them to raze the city's historic district.

Inacom, founded in Omaha Nebraska in 1991, was a technology company that customized computer systems for large businesses, and was on the Fortune 500 list from 1997 until 2000, when it filed for bankruptcy.

Omaha Nebraska moved headquarters of the merged company from Omaha to Mississippi.

Downtown and Midtown Omaha Nebraska have both seen the development of a significant number of condominiums in recent years.

In January 2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Omaha Nebraska announced plans to build a new 10 story, $98 million headquarters, in the Aksarben Village, completed in Spring 2011.

The development along Omaha Nebraska's riverfront is attributed with prompting the City of Council Bluffs to move their own riverfront development time line forward.

Geographically, Omaha Nebraska is considered as being in the "Heartland" of the United States.

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Omaha Nebraska is home to several hospitals, mostly along Dodge Street.

West Omaha Nebraska includes the Miracle Hills, Boys Town, Regency, and Gateway areas.

In 2006, Omaha Nebraska was ranked for homicides as 46th out of the 72 cities in the United States of more than 250, 000 in population.

The city of Omaha Nebraska was established by white settlers from neighboring Council Bluffs who arrived from the Northeast United States a few years earlier.

Irish immigrants in Omaha Nebraska originally moved to an area in present-day North Omaha Nebraska called Gophertown, as they lived in dug-out sod houses.

The German community in Omaha Nebraska was largely responsible for founding its once-thriving beer industry, including the Metz, Krug, Falstaff and the Storz breweries.

Czechs had a strong political and cultural voice in Omaha Nebraska, and were involved in a variety of trades and businesses, including banks, wholesale houses, and funeral homes.

For some, the civil rights movement in Omaha, Nebraska evolved towards black nationalism, as the Black Panther Party was involved in tensions in the late 1960s.

Whites in Omaha Nebraska have followed the white flight pattern, suburbanizing to West Omaha Nebraska.

Four Omaha Nebraska-based companies: Berkshire Hathaway, Union Pacific Railroad, Mutual of Omaha Nebraska, and Kiewit Corporation, are among the Fortune 500.

Omaha Nebraska is the headquarters of several other major corporations, including the Gallup Organization, TD Ameritrade, Werner Enterprises, First National Bank, Gavilon, Scoular and First Comp Insurance.

Many other large national firms have major operations or operational headquarters in Omaha Nebraska, including Bank of the West, First Data, Sojern, PayPal, LinkedIn, Pacific Life, MetLife and Conagra Brands.

Tourist attractions in Omaha Nebraska include history, sports, outdoors and cultural experiences.

The Old Market in Downtown Omaha Nebraska is another major attraction and is important to the city's retail economy.

In 1883 Omaha Nebraska hosted the first official performance of the Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show for 8, 000 attendees.

The zoo is Omaha Nebraska's number-one paid attendance attraction and has welcomed more than 25 million visitors over the past 40 years.

Old Market is a major historic district in Downtown Omaha Nebraska listed on the National Register of Historical Places.

North Omaha Nebraska has several historical cultural attractions including the Dreamland Historical Project, Love's Jazz and Art Center, and the John Beasley Theater.

Doug Ingle from the late 1960s band Iron Butterfly was born in Omaha Nebraska, as was indie folk singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, though both were raised elsewhere.

Contemporary music groups either in or originally from Omaha Nebraska include Mannheim Steamroller, Bright Eyes, The Faint, Cursive, Azure Ray, Tilly and the Wall, and 311.

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Omaha Nebraska has had several number one hits on the local hip hop station respectively titled, "Lose Control" and "Do What U Do".

Omaha Nebraska is home to dozens of nationally, regionally and locally significant landmarks.

Omaha Nebraska is notorious for its 1989 demolition of 24 buildings in the Jobbers Canyon Historic District, which represents to date the largest loss of buildings on the National Register.

Omaha Nebraska has almost one hundred individual properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Bank of Florence, Holy Family Church, the Christian Specht Building and the Joslyn Castle.

Omaha Nebraska has hosted the annual June NCAA College World Series men's baseball tournament since 1950.

Omaha Nebraska Sports Commission is a quasi-governmental nonprofit organization that coordinates much of the professional and amateur athletic activity in the city, including the 2008, 2012 and 2016 US Olympic Swimming Team Trials and the building of a new stadium in North Downtown.

Omaha Nebraska is home to the Omaha Nebraska Diamond Spirit, a collegiate summer baseball team that plays in the MINK league.

The Omaha Mavericks, representing the University of Nebraska Omaha, play basketball, baseball and soccer in NCAA Division I as members of The Summit League.

Omaha Nebraska was home to an expansion team, the Nighthawks, in the United Football League from 2010 to 2011.

Omaha Nebraska was the legendary catchword of Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback Peyton Manning.

Omaha Nebraska has a thriving running community and many miles of paved running and biking trails throughout the city and surrounding communities.

Omaha Nebraska has a history of curling, including multiple junior national champions.

The City of Omaha Nebraska is considering consolidating with Douglas County government.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha Nebraska operates numerous private Catholic schools with 21, 500 students in 32 elementary schools and nine high schools.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center in midtown Omaha is home to the Eppley Cancer Center, one of 66 designated Cancer Centers by the National Cancer Institute in the United States.

City is the focus of the Omaha Nebraska designated market area, and is the 76th largest in the United States.

Omaha Nebraska's growth has required the constant development of new urban infrastructure that influence, allow and encourage the constant expansion of the city.

Retail natural gas and water public utilities in Omaha Nebraska are provided by the Metropolitan Utilities District.

Today, the primary mode of transportation in Omaha is by automobile, with I-80, I-480, I-680, I-29, and U S Route 75 providing freeway service across the metropolitan area.

Omaha Nebraska is laid out on a grid plan, with 12 blocks to the mile with a north-to-south house numbering system.

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The City of Omaha has proposed the Omaha Streetcar through the city's urban core, with proposed extensions to Council Bluffs, Iowa, Eppley Airfield, North Omaha, West Omaha, and Bellevue, Nebraska.

Eppley Airfield, Omaha Nebraska's airport, serves the region with over 5 million passengers in 2018.

In 1939, Omaha Nebraska hosted the world premiere of the film Union Pacific and the accompanying three-day celebration drew 250, 000 people.

Omaha Nebraska has been featured in recent years by a handful of relatively big budget motion pictures.