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Capital : Madison.
Population :5,082,000.
Governor :Tommy G. Thompson (R, to January 2003).
Entered the
Union : May 29, 1848.
As the:
30th state .
Motto :Forward.
Nickname :Badger State.
Flower :Wood violet.
Bird :Robin.
Song : On Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Stars : Check Out the Many Stars Who Where Born Here in Wisconsin Or Have Gone to School Here Like Arnold Schwarzenegger who Graduated from UW-Superior or Harrison Ford who Attended Ripon College. Agnes Moorehead Lived as a child in Reedsburg; attended UW-Madison. Taught at Soldiers Grove High School.
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Sports
Teams :
Milwaukee Brewers (Baseball);
Milwaukee Bucks
(Basketball);
Green Bay Packers (Football)
Origin of Name : From a Native American word for the
principal river of the region, which French explorers spelled Miscous, Miskonsing, Mesconsin, and then finally Ouisconsin. It means "gathering of the waters."
Major Industries :Dairy farming, paper production, and nonelectric machinery manufacturing (engines, turbines, farm machinery, etc.).
Historical Sites : The Circus World Museum at Baraboo;
Points of
Interest : The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore; Ice Age National
Scientific Reserve; the Wolf, St. Croix, and Lower St.
Croix national scenic riverways; and the Wisconsin Dells.
Bordering
States : Wisconsin borders Minnesots, Iowa, Illinois and Michigan.
Flag :
Guess What . . .
Along with the better known state symbols, Wisconsin also has official wild and domestic animals: White-tailed deer and Dairy cow; official beverage: milk; and an official dog: the American water spaniel.
Wisconsin ranks number one in # of milk cows (1,500,000) and produces over 15% of the entire country's milk.
Wisconsin has over 14,000 lakes, with Lake Winnebago the largest. It also has 7,446 streams and rivers, which if you stuck them end to end they'd stretch nearly 27,000 miles--enough to circle the whole planet.
Milwaukee's Summerfest is the nation's largest music festival, with over 2,500 performers.
Wisconsin is known as the Badger State after the living habits of early miners in the region who either lived
in mine shafts or dug their homes out of the sides of hills--just like Badgers do.
Some Famous Wisconsins:
Harry Houdini, famous magician and escape artist.
Douglas MacArthur, well-known WWII and Korean war general.
Frank Lloyd Wright, America's most famous architect.
Wiliam H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the U.S. Surpeme Court.
Leelon Stuart, Artist, Actor, Author, Radio Host, thoughts & Music.
Bob LaFollette, was a United States senator from 1906 to 1925. He worked to improve the ways of the Wisconsin people.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, became well known by becoming an author of the Little House books in 1932.
John Muir,He was especially concerned about the forests and the way people were treating them. Through his efforts he helped to found Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. He also founded the Sierra Club. There is even a park named after John Muir. The park is located near Madison. WI.
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