Dairy is a major industry in the State of Wisconsin. Pictured is a worker in 1922 at a New Glarus cheese factory placing a Wisconsin stamp on wheels of cheese.
The Flag of Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( wih-SKON -sin ) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. With a population of about 6 million and an area of about 65,500 square miles, Wisconsin is the 20th-largest state by population and the 23rd-largest by area . It has 72 counties . Its most populous city is Milwaukee ; its capital and second-most populous city is Madison . Other urban areas include Green Bay , Kenosha , Racine , Eau Claire , and the Fox Cities .
Wisconsin's geography is diverse, shaped by Ice Age glaciers except in the Driftless Area . The Northern Highland and Western Upland along with a part of the Central Plain occupy the state's western part, with lowlands stretching to Lake Michigan. Wisconsin is third to Ontario and Michigan in the length of its Great Lakes coastline. Its northern portion is home to the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest . At the time of European contact, the area was inhabited by Algonquian and Siouan nations, and today it is home to eleven federally recognized tribes . Originally part of the Northwest Territory , it was admitted as a state in 1848. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, many European settlers entered the state, mostly from Germany and Scandinavia . Wisconsin remains a center of German American and Scandinavian American culture, particularly in respect to its cuisine , with foods such as bratwurst and kringle .
Wisconsin is one of the nation's leading dairy producers and is known as "America's Dairyland"; it is particularly famous for its cheese . The state is also famous for its beer , particularly and historically in Milwaukee , most notably as the headquarters of the Miller Brewing Company . Wisconsin has some of the nation's most permissive alcohol laws and is known for its drinking culture . Its economy is dominated by manufacturing, healthcare, information technology, and agriculture—specifically dairy, cranberries , and ginseng . Tourism is also a major contributor to its economy. The gross domestic product in 2020 was $348 billion. Wisconsin is home to one UNESCO World Heritage Site , comprising two of the most significant buildings designed by Wisconsin-born architect Frank Lloyd Wright : his studio at Taliesin near Spring Green and his Jacobs I House in Madison. The Republican Party was founded in Wisconsin in 1854; in national and statewide elections, it is considered a swing state , although the Republican Party has controlled the state legislature for 20 of the past 22 years. (Full article... )
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Monument near South Wayne, Wisconsin.
The Spafford Farm massacre , also referred to as the Wayne massacre , was an attack upon U.S. militia and civilians that occurred as part of the Black Hawk War near present-day South Wayne, Wisconsin . Spafford Farm was settled in 1830 by Omri Spafford and his partner Francis Spencer.
Before the war started they made numerous improvements to the parcel of land. On June 14, 1832 five men were attacked by a Kickapoo war party, three whites were killed instantly, including Spafford. In total at least one Native and four white settlers were killed in the action. Two men managed to escape. One mistakenly feared for days that Fort Hamilton had been captured, before finally seeking refuge there. The incident at Spafford Farm eventually led to the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (also known as the Battle of Pecatonica). (Full article... )
Racine ( rə-SEEN , ray- ) is a city in Racine County, Wisconsin , United States, and its county seat . It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River , situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and 60 miles (97 km) north of Chicago . As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 77,816, making it the fifth-most populous city in Wisconsin. It is the principal city of the Racine metropolitan statistical area (consisting only of Racine County, 2020 pop. 197,727). The Racine metropolitan area is, in turn, counted as part of the greater Milwaukee combined statistical area .
Racine is the headquarters of several industries, including Case Corporation heavy equipment, S. C. Johnson & Son cleaning and chemical products, Dremel , Reliance Controls , Twin Disc , and Arthur B. Modine heat exchangers. The Mitchell & Lewis Company , a wagonmaker in the 19th century, began making motorcycles and automobiles as Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company at the start of the 20th century. Racine is also home to InSinkErator , manufacturers of the first garbage disposal. Racine was also historically home to the Horlicks malt factory, where malted milk balls were first developed, and the Western Publishing factory where Little Golden Books were printed. Prominent architects in Racine's history include A. Arthur Guilbert and Edmund Bailey Funston , and the city is home to some works by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright . (Full article... )
The following are images from various Wisconsin-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 2 Wisconsin Governor
Robert La Follette in 1905 (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 3 In the 20th century,
Superior was a major hub for shipping iron ore across the Great Lakes via
lake freighters . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 4 Jean Nicolet 's 1634 landing in Wisconsin (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 5 American Family Insurance Amphitheater is the largest venue at the annual
Summerfest music festival in Milwaukee. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 6 In the 20th century,
Superior was a major hub for shipping iron ore across the Great Lakes via
lake freighters . (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 8 The
Little White Schoolhouse in
Ripon held the nation's first meeting of the
Republican Party . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 9 A stone barn built for cows in Wisconsin. The circular
silo was used to store feed. (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 10 Dairy cows at a
Wisconsin dairy farm (from
Wisconsin )
Image 11 Jean Nicolet , depicted in a 1910 painting by Frank Rohrbeck, was probably the first European to explore Wisconsin. The mural is located in the
Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 12 On May 29, 1948, the U.S. Post Office issued a
commemorative stamp celebrating the 100th anniversary of Wisconsin statehood, featuring the state capitol building and map of Wisconsin. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 13 The
2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 14 Location of Wisconsin in the United States (from
Geography of Wisconsin )
Image 15 The
Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in
Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 16 The
Miller Brewery in Milwaukee (from
Wisconsin )
Image 17 The
Dells of the Wisconsin River form a tourism region focused on river features and nearby
theme parks . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 18 Aztalan State Park marks the site of an ancient
Mississippian culture settlement that flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 20 Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from
Wisconsin )
Image 21 Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from
Wisconsin )
Image 22 Taliesin was the studio of architect
Frank Lloyd Wright . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 23 Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from
Wisconsin )
Image 24 Chief Black Hawk, by
George Catlin (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 25 The
Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from
Wisconsin )
Image 26 The
Pabst Building was the first skyscraper in
Milwaukee , Completed in 1891, Demolished in 1981. (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 27 Fried
cheese curds (from
Wisconsin )
Image 28 Wisconsin counties (from
Geography of Wisconsin )
Image 29 Taliesin was the studio of architect
Frank Lloyd Wright . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 30 In the 20th century,
Superior was a major hub for shipping iron ore across the Great Lakes via
lake freighters . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 32 The color guard of the Wisconsin 8th Infantry with Old Abe (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 33 The
Little White Schoolhouse in
Ripon held the nation's first meeting of the
Republican Party . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 34 Jean Nicolet , depicted in a 1910 painting by Frank Rohrbeck, was probably the first European to explore Wisconsin. The mural is located in the
Brown County Courthouse in Green Bay. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 35 On May 29, 1948, the U.S. Post Office issued a
commemorative stamp celebrating the 100th anniversary of Wisconsin statehood, featuring the state capitol building and map of Wisconsin. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 36 The
Dells of the Wisconsin River form a tourism region focused on river features and nearby
theme parks . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 37 The
U.S. Bank Center in
downtown Milwaukee is home to the main headquarters of
Baird ,
Foley & Lardner , and
Sensient Technologies , as well as regional headquarters for
U.S. Bank and
IBM . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 39 Suffragists campaigning, 1916. Wisconsin was among the earliest states to ratify the
Nineteenth Amendment . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 40 Map of counties in Wisconsin by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Non-Hispanic White 40–50%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90%+
Native American 80–90%
(from
Wisconsin )
Image 41 Logs being transported on a sleigh after being cut (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 42 1865 map Wisconsin prepared by
Increase Lapham (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 45 Wind Point Lighthouse on Lake Michigan (from
Wisconsin )
Image 48 The largest platform mound at
Aztalan , with modern reconstructions of steps and stockade (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 49 The
Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in
sedimentary rock by water from melting
Ice age glaciers. Pictured is the confluence of the
Mississippi and
Wisconsin rivers. (from
Geography of Wisconsin )
Image 50 The
Francois Vertefeuille House in
Prairie du Chien was built in the 1810s by fur traders. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 51 The
Francois Vertefeuille House in
Prairie du Chien was built in the 1810s by fur traders. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 52 Suffragists campaigning, 1916. Wisconsin was among the earliest states to ratify the
Nineteenth Amendment . (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 54 Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from
Wisconsin )
Image 55 Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from
Wisconsin )
Image 56 Map of counties in Wisconsin by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Non-Hispanic White 40–50%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90%+
Native American 80–90%
(from
Wisconsin )
Image 57 Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from
Geography of Wisconsin )
Image 58 Map of Wisconsin Territory 1836–1848 (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 59 Drawing of a mastodon skeleton by
Rembrandt Peale (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 60 The
U.S. Bank Center in
downtown Milwaukee is home to the main headquarters of
Baird ,
Foley & Lardner , and
Sensient Technologies , as well as regional headquarters for
U.S. Bank and
IBM . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 61 Wisconsin geographic regions (from
Wisconsin )
Image 62 Timms Hill is the highest natural point in Wisconsin at 1,951.5 ft (594.8 m); it is located in the town of
Hill ,
Price County . (from
Geography of Wisconsin )
Image 63 A general map of Wisconsin (from
Geography of Wisconsin )
Image 64 Dairy cows at a
Wisconsin dairy farm (from
Wisconsin )
Image 65 The
2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 66 The
American badger is the
state animal of Wisconsin. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 68 Suffragists campaigning, 1916. Wisconsin was among the earliest states to ratify the
Nineteenth Amendment . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 69 The
Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the
isthmus between
Lake Mendota and
Lake Monona , in the city of
Madison . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 70 Aztalan State Park marks the site of an ancient
Mississippian culture settlement that flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 71 The
American badger is the
state animal of Wisconsin. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 72 Wind Point Lighthouse on Lake Michigan (from
Wisconsin )
Image 73 American Family Insurance Amphitheater is the largest venue at the annual
Summerfest music festival in Milwaukee. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 74 The
Little White Schoolhouse , in Ripon, 1854, which hosted the first meeting of what became the national Republican Party (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 75 Fried
cheese curds (from
Wisconsin )
Image 76 The
Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in
Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from
Wisconsin )
Image 77 The
Miller Brewery in Milwaukee (from
Wisconsin )
Image 78 The
Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from
Wisconsin )
Image 79 Wisconsin in 1718,
Guillaume de L'Isle map, approximate state area highlighted (from
History of Wisconsin )
Image 81 The
Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the
isthmus between
Lake Mendota and
Lake Monona , in the city of
Madison . (from
Wisconsin )
Image 82 Wisconsin geographic regions (from
Wisconsin )
Image 83 Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from
Wisconsin )
Image 84 The
state seal of Wisconsin contains a shovel and pickaxe, reflecting the importance of lead mining to Wisconsin's history. (from
History of Wisconsin )
Largest cities or towns in Wisconsin
Rank
Name
County
Pop.
Milwaukee Madison
1
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
577,222
Green Bay Kenosha
2
Madison
Dane
269,840
3
Green Bay
Brown
107,395
4
Kenosha
Kenosha
99,986
5
Racine
Racine
77,816
6
Appleton
Outagamie
75,644
7
Waukesha
Waukesha
71,158
8
Eau Claire
Eau Claire
69,421
9
Oshkosh
Winnebago
66,816
10
Janesville
Rock
65,615
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