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  2. Omaha Central High School - Wikipedia

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    Omaha Central High School, originally known as Omaha High School, is a fully accredited public high school located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It is one of many public high schools located in Omaha. As of the 2015–16 academic year, Omaha Central had an enrollment of 2,552 students.

  3. History of Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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    The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian Country, William D. Brown was operating the Lone Tree Ferry to bring settlers from Council Bluffs to Omaha.

  4. 1880 United States census - Wikipedia

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    The 1880 census determined the resident population of the United States to be 50,189,209, an increase of 30.2 percent over the 38,555,983 persons enumerated during the 1870 census. [7] The mean center of United States population for 1880 was in Boone County, Kentucky . The results from the census were used to determine the apportionment for the ...

  5. Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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    Omaha (/ ˈ oʊ m ə h ɑː / OH-mə-hah) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 40th-most populous city, Omaha's 2020 census population was 486,051.

  6. Dundee–Happy Hollow Historic District - Wikipedia

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    July 22, 2005. The Dundee–Happy Hollow Historic District is located west of Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. It covers the area between Harney Street on the south, Hamilton Street on the north, Happy Hollow Boulevard on the west, and 46th Street on the east. The "heart" of Dundee is located at 50th and Underwood Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

  7. List of founding figures of Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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    The following people were founding figures of Omaha, Nebraska. Their period of influence ranges from 1853 through 1900. The original founding event to establish the City of Omaha was recorded as a picnic on July 4, 1854. It took place on the hillside that eventually became home of the Nebraska Territory Capitol, and later Omaha Central High ...

  8. Joslyn Art Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Joslyn Art Museum is a fine arts museum in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It opened in 1931 at the initiative of Sarah H. Joslyn, in memory of her husband, businessman George A. Joslyn. [1] [2] [3] Since its opening there have been multiple building expansions to house the museum's growing collection. [4] [5] [2] It is the only museum in ...

  9. Education in Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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    Education in Omaha, Nebraska. Education in Omaha, Nebraska is provided by many private and public institutions. The first high school graduates in the Omaha area came from Brownell-Talbot School, which was founded in the town of Saratoga in 1863. [1] The oldest school building in continuous usage is Omaha Central High School .