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Wisconsin ( 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 20th-largest state by population and 23rd-largest state by area. 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 urban areas include Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, Eau Claire, and the Fox Cities.
Wisconsin's geography is diverse, shaped by Ice Age glaciers except for 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. 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, 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 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 modern elections, it is considered a swing state. (Full article...)
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Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor, from nine nominations. During his career, he appeared in 75 films and developed a reputation among his peers as one of the screen's greatest actors. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Tracy as the 9th greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema.
Tracy first discovered his talent for acting while attending Ripon College, and he later received a scholarship for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He spent seven years in the theater, working in a succession of stock companies and intermittently on Broadway. His breakthrough came in 1930, when his lead performance in The Last Mile caught the attention of Hollywood. After a successful film debut in John Ford's Up the River (in which he starred with Humphrey Bogart), he was signed to a contract with Fox Film Corporation. Tracy's five years with Fox featured one acting tour de force after another that were usually ignored at the box office, and he remained largely unknown to movie audiences after 25 films, nearly all of them starring him as the leading man. None of them were hits, although his performance in The Power and the Glory (1933) was highly praised at the time. (Full article...)
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Fond du Lac () is a city in and the county seat of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States, located at the southern end of Lake Winnebago. The population was 44,678 at the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the Fond du Lac metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Fond du Lac County and had 104,154 residents in 2020. (Full article...)
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Suffragists campaigning, 1916. Wisconsin was among the earliest states to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. (from Wisconsin)
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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)
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The 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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The Francois Vertefeuille House in Prairie du Chien was built in the 1810s by fur traders. (from Wisconsin)
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The Miller Brewery in Milwaukee (from Wisconsin)
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In northern Wisconsin, the Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior. (from Wisconsin)
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Map of Wisconsin Territory 1836–1848 (from History of Wisconsin)
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The 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
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The Pabst Building was the first skyscraper in Milwaukee, Completed in 1891, Demolished in 1981. (from History of Wisconsin)
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American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
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French-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)
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Fried cheese curds (from Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
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Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
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Cheesehead hats at the 2024 Summer Olympics (from Wisconsin)
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Jean Nicolet's 1634 landing in Wisconsin (from History of Wisconsin)
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A stone barn built for cows in Wisconsin. The circular silo was used to store feed. (from History of Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
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The color guard of the Wisconsin 8th Infantry with Old Abe (from History of Wisconsin)
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The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
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Cheesehead hats at the 2024 Summer Olympics (from Wisconsin)
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Map of counties in Wisconsin by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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Non-Hispanic White40–50%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90%+
Native American80–90%
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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)
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Drawing of a mastodon skeleton by Rembrandt Peale (from History of Wisconsin)
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The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin Governor Robert M. La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
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The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
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Dairy cows at a Wisconsin dairy farm (from Wisconsin)
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The Francois Vertefeuille House in Prairie du Chien was built in the 1810s by fur traders. (from Wisconsin)
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The Dells of the Wisconsin River form a tourism region focused on river features and nearby theme parks. (from Wisconsin)
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Suffragists campaigning, 1916. Wisconsin was among the earliest states to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. (from Wisconsin)
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Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the National Football League's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
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The Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn in Chase was built in 1903, as dairy farming spread across the state. (from Wisconsin)
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The state seal of Wisconsin contains a shovel and pickaxe, reflecting the importance of lead mining to Wisconsin's history. (from History of Wisconsin)
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Ethnic origins in Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
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The University of Wisconsin–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. (from Wisconsin)
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In northern Wisconsin, the Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior. (from Wisconsin)
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Sun City Carnival Tour at Summerfest, 2009 (from Wisconsin)
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Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
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Chief Black Hawk, by George Catlin (from History of Wisconsin)
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The Little White Schoolhouse, in Ripon, 1854, which hosted the first meeting of what became the national Republican Party (from History of Wisconsin)
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The Dells of the Wisconsin River form a tourism region focused on river features and nearby theme parks. (from Wisconsin)
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Lambeau Field in Green Bay is home to the National Football League's Packers. (from Wisconsin)
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
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The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin welcome sign (from Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
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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)
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The largest platform mound at Aztalan, with modern reconstructions of steps and stockade (from History of Wisconsin)
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American Family Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. (from Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin 2020 Population Density Map (from Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate state area highlighted (from Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
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Sun City Carnival Tour at Summerfest, 2009 (from Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin counties (from Wisconsin)
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Dairy cows at a Wisconsin dairy farm (from Wisconsin)
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The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol (from Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin is divided into five geographic regions. (from Wisconsin)
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The American badger is the state animal of Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
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Fried cheese curds (from Wisconsin)
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Köppen climate types of Wisconsin (from Wisconsin)
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The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 led to large protests around the state capitol building in Madison. (from Wisconsin)
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Logs being transported on a sleigh after being cut (from History of Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin Governor Robert M. La Follette addresses an assembly, 1905 (from Wisconsin)
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The 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment with Old Abe (from Wisconsin)
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The American badger is the state animal of Wisconsin. (from Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, approximate state area highlighted (from History of Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin welcome sign (from Wisconsin)
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The Miller Brewery in Milwaukee (from Wisconsin)
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in Spring Green (from Wisconsin)
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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)
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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)
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The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
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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)
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The 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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The University of Wisconsin–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. (from Wisconsin)
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The Wisconsin State Capitol is located on the isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, in the city of Madison. (from Wisconsin)
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Map of counties in Wisconsin by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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Non-Hispanic White40–50%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90%+
Native American80–90%
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The Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon held the nation's first meeting of the Republican Party. (from Wisconsin)
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Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette in 1905 (from History of Wisconsin)
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1865 map Wisconsin prepared by Increase Lapham (from History of Wisconsin)
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St. Croix Falls, 1865, log jam (from History of Wisconsin)
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- ... that firefighters had to wade through deep pools of viscous, slippery butter and cheese spawned by the great butter fire?
- ... that a Wisconsin radio station used to collect rent from the United States Congress?
- ... that the John McCaffary House was the site of the 1850 murder of Bridget McCaffary, for which John McCaffary became the first and only person to be executed by the state of Wisconsin?
- ... that local dairy farmers credit morning broadcasts of polka music from a Wisconsin radio station for relaxing their cows?
- ... that the radio station at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire would go off the air in the middle of the day?
- ... 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?
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Largest cities or towns in Wisconsin | |||||||||
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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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