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Omaha

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Chief city of Nebraska, on the W. bank of the Missouri, 20 m. above the confluence of the Platte; is connected by a bridge with Council Bluffs on the opposite shore; it has many fine buildings, including colleges and schools; its silver-smelting works are the largest in the world; it ranks third in the pork-packing industry, and has besides manufactures of linseed oil, boilers, and safes; an important railway centre, it lies midway between the termini of the Union Pacific Railroad; near it are the military head-quarters of the Platte department.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Omaha'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​o/omaha.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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