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	History of Wisconsin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wisconsin became a state on May 29, 1848, but the land that makes up the state has been occupied by humans for thousands of years.
		The history of Wisconsin encompasses not only the stories of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also the stories of the Native American tribes who made their homelands in Wisconsin, and the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there.
		A History of Agriculture in Wisconsin, by Schafer, Joseph (1922)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Wisconsin (2770 words)

	History and Origin of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin!
		Down most of its length, the Wisconsin is a placid, tranquil river but at the Narrows of the Dells, where it is confined within high rocky banks and only fifty feet wide, it can become a wild and unpredictable terror to all who try to traverse it.
		The first recorded logging on the Wisconsin River was by soldiers led by Lt. Jefferson Davis, later president of the Confederacy, in 1828 for the building of Fort Winnebago near Portage.
		Wisconsin Dells is one of the oldest resort areas in the state.
	www.dells.com /dellshistory/index.htm (884 words)

	Wisconsin History
		Wisconsin was first inhabited by varied Indian tribes in the 17th century.
		Milk was adopted as the state beverage because Wisconsin is the leading milk-producing state and because of its contribution to the states economy.
		Wisconsin's school children were asked to vote for an official state flower in 1908, which left four finalists: arbutus, violet, white water lily and wild rose.
	www.wistravel.com /wisconsinhistory.htm (1551 words)

	History - Wisconsin Fuel & Heating
		Wisconsin Fuel and Heating is based is Kenosha Wisconsin and has been serving southeastern Wisconsin since 1923.
		Wisconsin Fuel continues to expand its heating and air conditioning division and moved into its current offices located at 5609-49th St. in 1998.
		Wisconsin Fuel is currently under the 4th generation ownership of Gregg Althoff, Scott Althoff, and Scott Carney.
	www.wisconsinfuel.com /history.htm (327 words)

	Clean Wisconsin: History
		Clean Wisconsin, an environmental advocacy organization, is the oldest and largest state group dedicated to the defense of Wisconsin's natural heritage.
		Representing its thousands of members, Clean Wisconsin continues as an aggressive advocate of important environmental issues and is noted for its effectiveness in lobbying, litigation and citizen action.
		Wisconsin's continued strength depends on people who believe its environment is worth fighting for.
	www.cleanwisconsin.org /about/history.html (488 words)

	WDNR - Forestry Centennial - A History of Wisconsin's State Forests
		Wisconsin's state forests began in a tumultuous period of history.
		Wisconsin is the first state to employ an airplane for spotting fires.
		This forest shares a similar history and purpose to many of the other state forests: to protect, perpetuate and manage for multiple purposes the land surrounding the great rivers of this state.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/land/forestry/history/history_state.htm (2169 words)

	Wisconsin: Geographical Provinces: Introduction
		The state of Wisconsin is located about a third of the way from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, near the northern boundary of the United States.
		Wisconsin was again dry land, and was being fashioned into something similar to its present form.
		From another point of view Wisconsin may be said to consist of three natural regions: a large area of plains, a smaller area of low plateaus, and a large area of worn- down mountains.
	www.wisconline.com /wisconsin/geoprovinces/index.html (1182 words)

	Wisconsin Pottery History - ©2000 - Wisconsin Pottery Association
		The bulk of the collection in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin was donated by Frackelton’s daughter.
		The Wisconsin Pottery Association was happy to display it to the public for the first time at the September 6, 1998 show.
		In 1931 the Wisconsin Ceramic Company was incorporated with the priest as president and with capital of $75,000.
	www.wisconsinpottery.org /wis-hist.htm (1947 words)

	Wisconsin Local History Network (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Wisconsin country was the meeting place of the eastern woodlands Indians and those from the plains.
		"Wisconsin Territory's Organic Act of 1836 represented a landmark in the interpretation of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
		Wisconsin's anti-slavery roots preceding the formation of the Republican party in Ripon in 1854 and deepening through the eve of the American Civil War are explored through the Abolition Activism in Wisconsin Web site sponsored by the Wisconsin Local History Network.
	www.wlhn.org.cob-web.org:8888 (345 words)

	Ozaukee County Wisconsin - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		According to the History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, the first courthouse was built in the Village of Port Washington in 1854.
		History will be on tap when beer drinkers take their first sip next year in the Silver Creek Brewery along the banks of Cedar Creek.
		The Wisconsin Territory was organized in 1836 from land formerly belonging to Michigan Territory.
	www.co.ozaukee.wi.us /history/history.html (2686 words)

	State Patrol History - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
		On September 1, 1939, the Wisconsin legislature passed a statute creating the Motor Vehicle Department, which consisted of three divisions - the new enforcement division began with 46 “inspectors” to enforce the state motor vehicle code and the regulating of motor carriers.
		This was the nucleus of the Wisconsin State Patrol.
		The division currently operates 16 safety and weight enforcement facilities and the Wisconsin State Patrol academy at Fort McCoy which provides diverse law enforcement training programs for federal, state and local law enforcement officers.
	www.dot.state.wi.us /statepatrol/about/history.htm (247 words)

	Wisconsin Historical Society
		The Society's Press has documented Wisconsin history from the era of exploration to the present day in its definitive, six-volume History of Wisconsin series, and publishes the colorful and popular quarterly Wisconsin Magazine of History, as a benefit to Society members.
		Recognizing that history is embodied in more than books, magazines, manuscripts and artifacts, the Society also works vigorously to preserve and protect the state's archaeological and architectural heritage through its historic preservation program.
		The Wisconsin Historical Society invites one and all to share in the rich heritage embodied in its collections and to take advantage of its many programs and services aimed at connecting the people of Wisconsin with their past.
	www.madison.com /communities/wisconsinhistory (342 words)

	Wisconsin Public Television: Wisconsin Stories: Oral history tool kit
		Oral history collects people’s memories and personal commentaries through interviews recorded in audio or video format.
		Oral histories are created for present and future use by students, teachers, researchers and others.
		Assessing the interviewee's discomfort level before a video camera is critical; for some, the experience is too overwhelming and results in "stage fright." A final consideration is that the intimacy and openness achieved in a one-on-one interview is nearly impossible, primarily because of the distractions caused by a video crew.
	www.wisconsinstories.org /activities/toolkit/index.cfm?action=toolkit (768 words)

	University of Wisconsin Eau Claire: History Department
		History majors in the College of Education and Human Sciences prepare to teach history in secondary schools.
		History majors in the College of Arts and Sciences typically pursue careers in fields such as law, government, journalism, business, and information management.
		History • Hibbard 701 • University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire • Eau Claire WI 54702-4004
	www.uwec.edu /History (229 words)

	The History of Wisconsin Homeschooling Law
		WPA and other state organizations such as Wisconsin CHEA, have worked to preserve the freedom and parental authority of the Wisconsin homeschooling law.
		It was at this meeting that the Wisconsin Parents Association (WPA) was formed.
		Both the proponents of John Holt and unschooling and of Ray Moore and delayed school entrance were influential in developing the Wisconsin homeschooling law.
	www.geocities.com /wisconsinhomeschoolcouncil/lawhistory.html (390 words)

	Wisconsin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Wisconsin area, bordered by the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois, as well as Lakes Michigan and Superior, has been part of United States territory since the end of the American Revolution; the Wisconsin Territory (which included parts of other current states) was formed on July 3, 1836.
		Wisconsin ratified its constitution March 13, 1848 and was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848 as the thirtieth state.
		Wisconsin Territory was organized on July 3, 1836, and it became the 30th state on May 29, 1848.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wisconsin (4314 words)

	Geologic History of Wisconsin Dells (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Well not exactly, but this is how Wisconsin Dells may have looked over 500 million years ago during the Cambrian Period.
		Wisconsin Dells is located on the far Eastern end of the Driftless Area, that unique part of Wisconsin that was not covered by the last glacier of the Ice Age.
		Most likely that was how the many gorges in the Dells area were created as the swift waters scoured away at the sandstone.
	www.dellschamber.com /history/history.htm (322 words)

	ESP Wisconsin Chapter History
		The book highlights 150 years of history, including an early history of the University of Wisconsin and agricultural education, the beginning of extension, the many years of development and continued growth, expansion and change.
		Find out how a family living specialist paid for her own train to get to an extension meeting in a snowstorm.
		The Wisconsin Alpha Sigma Chapter was organized on October 7, 1930 with 35 members.
	www.uwex.edu /ces/admin/esp/history.html (463 words)

	The US50 - A guide to the state of Wisconsin - History
		In 1763, Wisconsin was part of the territory ceded by France to Great Britain in the Treaty of Paris.
		In 1787, under the Northwest Ordinance, Wisconsin became part of the great territory north and west of the Ohio River out of which Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin were later created.
		In 1836, the Wisconsin territory was organized, including what are now the states of Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and parts of the Dakotas.
	www.theus50.com /wisconsin/history.shtml (297 words)

	History - Wisconsin Club
		When the Deutscher Club (former name of the Wisconsin Club) purchased the house in 1895, they had to use the expansive kitchen of the Mitchell’s, for their own members’ dining room until other rooms could be renovated.
		A newspaper account tells how at the end of lunch the Club register was set before the President to sign and “he set his wine glass upon the table in order to sign his name.
		The Wisconsin Room was part of the Mitchell house but was extensively remodeled after the Deutscher Club built the Grand Ballroom and the Banquet Hall (known today as the Milwaukee Room, and formally as the Gold Room) about 1900.
	www.wisconsinclub.com /fw/main/History-4.html (2347 words)

	USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » Earthquake History of Wisconsin
		The shock was felt in a 160 kilometer wide strip from Sheboygan to the Wisconsin - Illinois border and extended from the lakeshore to Waukesha, 40 kilometers inland.
		Moderate shaking was reported at many places in Wisconsin from the strong earthquake centered near Charleston, South Carolina, on August 31, 1886.
		The intensity at Janesville, Wisconsin, was I - III.
	earthquake.usgs.gov /regional/states/wisconsin/history.php (829 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Wisconsin's paper industry creates approximately 5.3 million tons of paper annually, employs nearly 53,000 people, and is the number one paper producer in the United States.
		Also celebrating 150 years was Wisconsin's paper industry which began operations in Wisconsin three months before Wisconsin became a state.
		Papermaking in Wisconsin, and around the world, has a long and interesting history.
	www.wipapercouncil.org /history.htm (96 words)

	University of Wisconsin Law School
		The "Wisconsin tradition" in legal history consists of both a long-standing university commitment to the teaching and study of legal history and an approach to historical studies that examines the interaction between law and social forces: "law in context," rather than law as a system unto itself.
		The Wisconsin tradition in legal history began when James Willard Hurst joined the Law faculty in 1937 and was encouraged by Dean Lloyd Garrison to focus on law and society issues.
		Hurst influenced the development and direction of legal history and of law and society research not only through his publications, but also through his efforts to create a community of legal historians and social scientists associated with the University of Wisconsin.
	www.law.wisc.edu /ils/legalhistory.htm (725 words)

	McMillan Memorial Library - Wisconsin Rapids and Wood County History
		History of the people, places and events that made up the consolidation of the water powers at Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
		History, tips for growers and recipes from the dawn of Wisconsin's cranberry industry.
		A booklet describing how north and south county parks were started and developed.
	www.scls.lib.wi.us /mcm/local/local_history.html (741 words)

	Virtual Silurian Reef -- Geologic History of Wisconsin
		For most of its history, this sea received little clastic material, and the sea bottom was covered by carbonate deposits.
		During the Devonian Period, the inland sea retreated to southeastern Wisconsin, and by the end of the Devonian, it was gone.
		This is indicated by the lack of strata of late Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Tertiary age.
	www.mpm.edu /collections/learn/reef/geol-wisc.html (402 words)

	Wisconsin Labor History Society Bibliography
		Welcome to the Wisconsin Labor History Bibliography, which identifies resources for the study of workers and unions and work in Wisconsin.
		The bibliography is still in its early stages and we are currently concentrating on compiling information mainly found in books, articles and theses, although some videos and music cassettes have already been included.
		Click here to downwload A PDF file for an extensive list of "40 Books about Labor for Children and Youth," offered through the Wisconsin Labor History Society by kind permission of the Cooperative Children's Book Center of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
	www.wisconsinlaborhistory.org /ref.html (305 words)

	Wisconsin - Teaching American History 2005 Grants Abstracts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The program aims to help teachers in Grades 4 to 12 increase student achievement levels in traditional American history by focusing on the history of Wisconsin's original inhabitants and immigrant groups, and linking them to the constitutional history of the nation.
		Content covers 18th to 20th Century history, with topics including the Immigrant Frontier: Settlement, Statehood and Community Building, and Encounter in the Great Lakes: Politics and Sovereignty in Native/White Relations from the Fur Trade to the Present.
		Participants will examine American history from the colonial era to the present focusing on the development and reform of U.S. politics, the evolution of American society and culture, and the place of the U.S. in the world.
	www.ed.gov /programs/teachinghistory/2005abstracts/wi.html (357 words)

	Wisconsin
		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.
		The state capital, Madison, is home to the University of Wisconsin.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/wi (150 words)

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