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Tiny Rochester was selected to be state capital in 1867 – on the condition that it change its name to LINCOLN in honor of the recently assassinated president. Such was the disappointment in the territorial seat of government, Omaha, that state officials had to smuggle documents, books and office furniture out of the city in the middle of the night to avoid armed gangs. Lincoln, 58 miles southwest of Omaha, now serves as an oasis of culture for a large chunk of the plains. At night, when the students emerge, its compact downtown comes into its own. Of its alphabetical array of broad boulevards, O Street (the … more »

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