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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.

Wisconsin (/wɪˈskɒnsɪn/ ^ⓘ wisk-ON-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. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by land area and the 20th-most populous. It is divided into 72 counties and as of the 2020 census had a population of nearly 5.9 million. Its most populous city is Milwaukee, while its capital and second-most populous city is Madison. Other large population centers include Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, and the Fox Cities.

Wisconsin's geography is diverse, having been greatly impacted by glaciers during the Ice Age with the exception of the Driftless Area. The Northern Highland and Western Upland along with a part of the Central Plain occupy the western part of the state, with lowlands stretching to the shore of Lake Michigan. Wisconsin is third to Ontario and Michigan in the length of its Great Lakes coastline. The northern portion of the state 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. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, many European settlers entered the state, most of whom emigrated 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 most permissive alcohol laws in the country and is well 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 the state's 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 more recent years, Wisconsin has been a battleground state in presidential elections, notably in 2016 and 2020. (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...)

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Racine (/rəˈsiːn, reɪ-/ rə-SEEN, ray-) is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. 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...)

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Image 1A stone barn built for cows in Wisconsin. The circular silo was used to store feed. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 2The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 3Suffragists campaigning, 1916. Wisconsin was among the earliest states to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. (from Wisconsin)
Image 4Logs being transported on a sleigh after being cut (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 5On 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 6Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan was the 2012 Republican Party nominee for vice president, and later served as the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
Image 7Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the National Football League's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 8Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the National Football League's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 9The U.S. Bank Center in downtown Milwaukee is home to the headquarters of Foley & Lardner, Robert W. Baird & Company, Sensient Technologies Corporation, and is the Milwaukee office for U.S. Bank, IBM, and CBRE. (from Wisconsin)
Image 10Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
Image 11The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 12Jean Nicolet's 1634 landing in Wisconsin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 13Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
Image 14Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 15The 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 16Suffragists campaigning, 1916. Wisconsin was among the earliest states to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. (from Wisconsin)
Image 17Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan was the 2012 Republican Party nominee for vice president, and later served as the speaker of the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
Image 18Wisconsin welcome sign (from Wisconsin)
Image 19Fried cheese curds (from Wisconsin)
Image 20French-Canadian voyageur Joseph Roi built the Tank Cottage in Green Bay in 1776. Located in Heritage Hill State Historical Park, it is the oldest standing building from Wisconsin's early years and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 21The color guard of the Wisconsin 8th Infantry with Old Abe (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 22The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
Image 23Blackjack Springs Wilderness, in the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 24Timms 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 25Dairy cows at a Wisconsin dairy farm (from Wisconsin)
Image 26Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 27American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 28Jean 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 29Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, approximate state area highlighted (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 30Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 31Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
Image 32The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
Image 33Köppen climate types of Wisconsin, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 34Wisconsin welcome sign (from Wisconsin)
Image 35Wisconsin Governor Robert M. La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
Image 36The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 37Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
Image 38The American badger is the state animal of Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
Image 39Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 40The Francois Vertefeuille House in Prairie du Chien was built in the 1810s by fur traders. (from Wisconsin)
Image 411865 map Wisconsin prepared by Increase Lapham (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 42Drawing of a mastodon skeleton by Rembrandt Peale (from History of Wisconsin)

Map of counties in Wisconsin by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Non-Hispanic White

40–50%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Native American

80–90%

(from Wisconsin)

Image 44Wisconsin counties (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 45A general map of Wisconsin (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 46Kringle is based off its Danish counterpart and is the official state pastry. (from Wisconsin)
Image 47The Milwaukee Art Museum (from Wisconsin)
Image 48The U.S. Bank Center in downtown Milwaukee is home to the headquarters of Foley & Lardner, Robert W. Baird & Company, Sensient Technologies Corporation, and is the Milwaukee office for U.S. Bank, IBM, and CBRE. (from Wisconsin)
Image 49Sun City Carnival Tour at Summerfest, 2009 (from Wisconsin)
Image 50The Milwaukee Art Museum (from Wisconsin)
Image 51Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
Image 52On 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 53Chief Black Hawk, by George Catlin (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 54The Francois Vertefeuille House in Prairie du Chien was built in the 1810s by fur traders. (from Wisconsin)
Image 55Jean 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 56Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette in 1905 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 57Sun City Carnival Tour at Summerfest, 2009 (from Wisconsin)
Image 58Map of counties in Wisconsin by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Legend
- Non-Hispanic White
    40–50%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Native American
    80–90%
(from Wisconsin)
Image 59Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 60St. Croix Falls, 1865, log jam (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 61The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
Image 62Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 63The Pabst Building was the first skyscraper in Milwaukee, Completed in 1891, Demolished in 1981. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 64The American badger is the state animal of Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
Image 65Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
Image 66The University of Wisconsin–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. (from Wisconsin)
Image 67The Little White Schoolhouse, in Ripon, 1854, which hosted the first meeting of what became the national Republican Party (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 68The state seal of Wisconsin contains a shovel and pickaxe, reflecting the importance of lead mining to Wisconsin's history. (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 69Location of Wisconsin in the United States (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 70Map of Wisconsin Territory 1836–1848 (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 71The largest platform mound at Aztalan, with modern reconstructions of steps and stockade (from History of Wisconsin)
Image 72The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 73The 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
Image 74Kringle is based off its Danish counterpart and is the official state pastry. (from Wisconsin)
Image 75The University of Wisconsin–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. (from Wisconsin)
Image 76Islands off the Door Peninsula. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 77Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 78Dairy cows at a Wisconsin dairy farm (from Wisconsin)
Image 79Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
Image 80The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice age glaciers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 81Fried cheese curds (from Wisconsin)
Image 82The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
Image 83The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
Image 84Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
Image 85American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
Image 86The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice Age glaciers. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 87Wisconsin Governor Robert M. La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
Image 88The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
Image 89The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
Image 90Sunset over Lake Winnebago. (from Geography of Wisconsin)
Image 91The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
Image 92The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice age glaciers. (from Wisconsin)

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... that Frank Avery Hutchins has been called the "father of Wisconsin public libraries"?
... that the oldest surviving synagogue building in Wisconsin was almost razed in the 1970s?
... that a Wisconsin radio station used to collect rent from the United States Congress?
... that William Beck emigrated to the US from Germany, became a policeman at 19, was wounded by a Native American tribe, and was shipwrecked before becoming Milwaukee's first police chief?
... that firefighters had to wade through deep pools of viscous, slippery butter and cheese spawned by the great butter fire?
... that in 2016, Luke Kunin became the first sophomore captain of the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team since 1975?

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v t e Largest cities or towns in Wisconsin ^[1]
	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

See List of cities in Wisconsin for a full list.

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