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Wisconsin:
During the Ice Age, North America was sculpted for millions of years by glaciers, and the subsequent craters formed by melting ice.

In that process the Great Lakes were born and the rugged land we call Wisconsin took shape.

American Indians were the initial inhabitants, then in 1634, while looking for a passage to China, the French explorer Jean Nicolet arrived. France held the area for decades, but lost possession to Great Britain during the French and Indian Wars.

After the Revolutionary War ended, American settlers and entrepreneurs from the East reached the area in significant numbers by the early 19th century.

Many worked in the booming lead mining industry. In fact, many of the miners burrowed into the hillsides (like badgers), thus giving Wisconsin its "Badger State" nickname.

Justifiably famed for its natural beauty, clear lakes, rivers and endless green forests, Wisconsin is also renown for cultural attractions, cheese and the largest dairy industry in the U.S., (more dairy cows here than in any other state). And of course, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and the incredible Green Bay Packer legends.

Wisconsin

During America's Civil War, Wisconsin troops were requesting a flag to carry, but the state didn't have one.

Subsequently, the legislature formed a committee, and charged them with the development of "a proper state flag." That action resulted in the adoption of Wisconsin's official flag in 1863.

In 1913, the flag was changed, specifying a dark blue background with the state coat of arms centered. The flag remained unchanged until 1980, when the legislature was asked to change the flag so it would appear more distinctive, and be easier to recognize.

They added the word "Wisconsin" and the statehood.

Official name: Wisconsin
Capital: Madison
Statehood: May 29, 1848 the 30th state
State nickname: The Badger State
Name for residents: Wisconsinites
State motto: Forward
Abbreviation: WI

Wisconsin's Historical Event's:

1634 French explorer Jean Nicolet enters Wisconsin.
1673 French explorers Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette reach the Mississippi River.
1689 French fur trader Nicolas Perrot claims the Upper Mississippi Valley, including what is now Wisconsin, for France.
1763 France cedes all its territories east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain after the French and Indian War.
1783 Great Britain cedes the Midwest area, including Wisconsin, to the United States.
1787 Wisconsin is made a part of the Northwest Territory.
1832 The Black Hawk War marks the end of Native American resistance to settlers in Wisconsin.
1836 The Territory of Wisconsin is formed.
1848 Wisconsin becomes the 30th state to join the Union (May 29).
1854 The state Republican Party is founded.
1874 The Potter Law regulating railroad rates, one of the first of the Granger Laws, is passed.
1901 Robert M. La Follette is elected governor, leading a Progressive reform movement and pioneering a partnership between government and academics known as the Wisconsin Idea.
1903 The Wisconsin legislature passes reform laws, including one that provides for direct primary elections.
1910 Victor Berger of Milwaukee becomes the first Socialist elected to the U.S. Congress.
1911 The legislature passes a series of reform laws, including the nation's first effective workers' compensation law, and establishes a state income tax.
1932 The legislature passes the nation's first unemployment compensation law.
1971 The University of Wisconsin system is formed, uniting 13 major campuses.
1973 The Menominee tribe, terminated by the federal government by the 1960s, regains federal recognition and its reservation.
1987 A state lottery is established.

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