The national hand-book of American progress : a ready reference manual of facts and figures, from the discovery of America to the present time . ADMITTED INTO THEUNION Dec. 31, 1862. Area, sq. , Charleston. .^Pop. 1870, 442,014 ^^,|^ So called after Virginia. Formed a part of Virginia untilthe latter seceded from the Union. 31^ ifAtiONAL HlND-BOOlt NEBRASKA ADMITTED INTO THE UNION March 1, 1867. Area, 75,995 square miles. Capital, Lincoln. Pop. 1870, 122,993. So called from an Indian word signifying Water- Valley,Shallow River. Organized as a Territory from the Louisianapur
The national hand-book of American progress : a ready reference manual of facts and figures, from the discovery of America to the present time . ADMITTED INTO THEUNION Dec. 31, 1862. Area, sq. , Charleston. .^Pop. 1870, 442,014 ^^,|^ So called after Virginia. Formed a part of Virginia untilthe latter seceded from the Union. 31^ ifAtiONAL HlND-BOOlt NEBRASKA ADMITTED INTO THE UNION March 1, 1867. Area, 75,995 square miles. Capital, Lincoln. Pop. 1870, 122,993. So called from an Indian word signifying Water- Valley,Shallow River. Organized as a Territory from the Louisianapurchase, May 30, 1854. NEVADA ADMITTED INTO THE UNION October, 1864. Area, 112,090 square miles. Capital, Cakson City. Pop. 1870, 42,491. A Spanish term signifying Wliite with Snoia. Formed fromterritory acqmred from Mexico in 1848. COLORADO ADMITTED INTO THE^ UNION ^ Aug. 1,1876. Area, 104,500 sq. miles. Capital, Denver. ^^^Pop. 1870, 39,864. So called fioin a Spini^h teim, signif\ing 7?^^/ or Colored and popularly known as 7 7^y Crnleriniat :state. Organized as a Territory from a part of KcUusas., I,ebraska and Utah, in OF AMERICAN PROGRESS. 313 UTAH. Area, 80,056 square milesCapital, Salt Lake CitvPop. 1870,86, settled in 1818at Salt Lake City, 1)_\M or man emigrants. Or-ganized as a Territory September 9, 1850,
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