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The history of Wisconsin includes the story of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin when it was a territory.
Koshkonong Settlement (Norwegian: Kaskeland) [1] [2] [3] was a pioneer settlement located in Wisconsin's eastern Dane and western Jefferson counties. It took its name from Koshkonong Lake, and particularly from Koshkonong Creek. [4] The first Norwegians located in the settlement in the spring and summer of 1840. [4]
The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized and incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, [1] until May 29, 1848, ...
Wisconsin (/ w ɪ ˈ s k ɒ n s ɪ n / ⓘ wiss-KON-sin) [12] 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.
Albany, Wisconsin – 11.51%; Belleville, Wisconsin – 11.25%; Blanchardville, Wisconsin – 11.21%; Shipshewana, Indiana – 10.89%; only cities, towns and villages with at least 500 people included. According to the 2000 United States Census [8] the states with the highest percentage of people of Swiss ancestry are the following: Utah – 1. ...
Muskego Settlement's original Norway Lutheran Church, since moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Muskego Settlement was one of the first Norwegian-American settlements in the United States. Situated near today's Muskego, Wisconsin, the Muskego Settlement covered areas within what is now the town of Norway in Racine County, Wisconsin. [1]
Old World Wisconsin is an open-air museum located near Eagle, in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.It depicts housing and the daily life of settlers in 19th-century Wisconsin, with separate areas representing the traditions of different ethnic groups who settled in the state.
Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin bears his name. Nicolet Beach in Peninsula State Park, Wisconsin, bears his name. Nicollet Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, bears his name. There is a high school named after him in Nicolet, Quebec. L'École Secondaire Jean-Nicolet opened in 1968.