| Capital
City: |
Madison |
|
| Nickname: |
Badger State /
America's Dairyland |
| Motto: |
Forward |
| Statehood: |
May 29, 1848
(30th) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
Based on an
Indian word "Ouisconsin" believed to mean "grassy
place" in the Chippewa tongue |
| Largest
Cities: |
Milwaukee,
Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine |
| Border
States: |
Illinois, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota |
| Land
Area: |
54,314 sq.mi.,
25th largest |
| State
Bird: |
Robin |
| State
Flower: |
Wood Violet
(viola papilionacea) |
| State
Tree: |
Sugar Maple (acer
saccharum) |
| State
Song: |
On Wisconsin |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
