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County Map County List Home What's New in WIGenWeb Project Getting Started Wisconsin Resources Maps & Gazetteers Immigration & Naturalization Wisconsin Archives Volunteer Pages The Wisconsin Territory was organized in 1836 from land formerly belonging to Michigan Territory. Its neighboring states include Minnesota and Iowa to the west, Illinois to the south, and Michigan to the north and east. Its shores include Lake Superior on the north, and Lake Michigan on the east.
Once home to more than a dozen Indian tribes, Wisconsin received an influx of Scandinavians, Germans, and other northern Europeans in the late 1800s. The state’s glacial soils are used for growing fodder crops, and today, farmers lead the nation in production of milk, butter, and cheese. Some 14,000 lakes and 64 state parks and forests stimulate tourism. In 1854 the Republican Party was born here. In 1900 Robert M. LaFollette’s election as governor ushered in the nation’s Progressive era, and legislators in
Known as the “Badger State”, Wisconsin ranks 26th in size, encompassing 56,154 square miles. It has a population of 5,169,700. Elevations run from 581 feet (Lake Michigan) up to 1,952 feet (Timm’s Hill). Its capitol, Madison, has a population of 195,200. Wisconsin became the nation’s 30th state in 1848.
Door County Veterans – Door County Veterans