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July 2022 Nebraskaland Magazine

NEBRASKAland Magazine is dedicated to outstanding photography and informative writing with an engaging mix of articles and photos highlighting Nebraska’s outdoor activities, parklands, wildlife, history and people.

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July 2022 • Nebraskaland 35 Grasshoppers could stop a train. As steel wheels crushed their bodies on the tracks, the rails became so slippery that the steam engines could gain no traction. This scene near Plattsmouth, Nebraska, appeared in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. History Nebraska RG3761-6-1 pers in 1874 An engraving of a grasshopper, 1844.

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