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Wisconsin

In 1634, Frenchman Jean Nicolet became Wisconsin's first European explorer. The French controlled the area until 1763, when it was ceded to the British. The state's name is an English version of a French adaptation of an Indian name said to mean "the place where we live." The Wisconsin Territory was formed in 1836 and was admitted into the Union as the 30th state in 1848. With the nickname "America's Dairyland," it's no surprise that Wisconsin is one of the top producers of milk, cheese, and butter in the country. In fact, the loyal fans of the Green Bay Packers football team call themselves "cheeseheads." Milwaukee, the state's largest city, helps make Wisconsin one of the largest manufacturing states in the nation. The state capital, Madison, is home to the University of Wisconsin. The flower of the "Badger State" is the wood violet and the state bird is the robin.

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North Carolina  l  North Dakota  l  Ohio  l  Oklahoma  l Oregon  l  Pennsylvania
Rhode Island  l  South Carolina  l  South Dakota  l  Tennessee  l  Texas
Utah  l  Vermont  l  Virginia  l  Washington  l  West Virginia
Wisconsin  l  Wyoming  l  Washington D.C.  l  Home

Amusements  l  Amtrak  l  Antiques  l  A Startling Crime  l  Aviation Pioneer  l  Banana Split
Ball Point Pen  l  Bar Code  l  BBQ  l  Blue Jeans  l  Bubble Gum  l  Busiest Travel Day  l  Candy
Civil Rights  l  Color T.V.  l  Crime Fiction  l  Color T.V.  l  Computers  l  Department Stores  l Dental Drill Patented
Education  l  Electric Chair  l  Engineering  l  Frisbees  l  Fingerprints  l  First American Newspaper  l  First Auto Fatality
First Baseball Game  l  First College Football Game  l  First Home Developer  l  First Jukebox  l  First Movie Theater
First Phonograph Record  l  First Radio Station  l  First Super Bowl  l  First Telephone Operator  l  First Traffic Light
First U.S. Hospital  l  First Woman Doctor  l  First World Series  l  Highest Wind Ever  l  Horse Races  l  Ice Cream
Linotype Inventor  l  Minimum Wage  l  Motorcycle Rally  l  NBA Formed  l  New Year's Day   l  NHL Founded
Outlawing Fun  l  Patents  l  Pecans  l  Pets  l  Photography  l  Pony Express  l  Potato Chips
Scotch Tape  l  Scrabble  l  Soccer  l  Soda Fountain  l  Soft Drinks  l  Star Wars
Superman  l  Tea  l  Telephone  l  Tennis  l  Thanksgiving  l  Tiffany
Typewriter Patented  l  U.S. Mint Opens  l  Valentines Day
Videocassette Recorder  l  Washing Machines
Worst U.S. Fires  l  ZIP Codes  l  Zipper