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This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. National Historic Landmarks are designated by the U.S. National Park Service, which recognizes buildings, structures, districts, objects, and sites which satisfy certain criteria for historic significance. There are 45 National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin.
The history of Wisconsin encompasses the story not only 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.
Flag Day is a holiday celebrated on June 14 in the United States. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. [ 1] The Flag Resolution stated "That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen ...
1855 map of Aztalan historical site; north is to the right. Aztalan State Park is a Wisconsin state park in the Town of Aztalan, Jefferson County. Established in 1952, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. The park covers 172 acres (70 ha) along the Crawfish River .
Founded in 1846 and chartered in 1853, it is the oldest historical society in the United States to receive continuous public funding. [2] [3] The society's headquarters are located in Madison, Wisconsin, on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison . The Wisconsin Historical Society's building in Madison was designed by Ferry & Clas.
This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin. There are over 2,500 listed sites in Wisconsin. Each of the state's 72 counties has at least one listing on the National Register . This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 26, 2024.[ 1]
The Milwaukee Public Museum ( MPM) is a natural and human history museum in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The museum was chartered in 1882 and opened to the public in 1884; it is a not-for-profit organization operated by the Milwaukee Public Museum, Inc. [ 2 ] MPM has three floors of exhibits and the first Dome Theater in Wisconsin.
December 4, 2023 at 12:03 PM. St. Nick leaves treats and a letter to the Koerner children in Wauwatosa every year. Every year, on Dec. 6, children all over Milwaukee wake up to find their ...