Capital
City: |
Madison |
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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! |