Wisconsin

WISCONSIN

Maura Pogirski

Became a state on May 29,

1848.

NICKNAME & MOTTO Nickname- The Badger State

Motto- “Forward”

STATE FLOWER & BIRD State Flower- Violet Wood State Bird- Robin

STATE SEAL 2 men = a Sailor and a Miner. Banner “Forward” is state motto Pick & Shovel = early Mining Arm & Hammer = Wisconsin’s Laborers &

artisans. Anchor= symbolizes sailing. Plough = Farming

STATE ANIM

ALS

Wisconsin has 3 state animals;

A Domestic (Dairy Cow)

State Animal (Badger)

State Wildlife Animal. (White Tailed Deer)

STATE TREE & SONG On, Wisconsin! On,

Wisconsin!Grand old badger state!We, thy loyal sons and daughters,Hail thee, good and great.On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!Champion of the right,"Forward", our mottoGod will give thee might

State Tree- Sugar Maple

STATE COLOR & FLAG State Color- Blue meaning courageous

State Flag-

STATE JEWEL/MINERAL & COIN

Rock- (Red Granite)

Mineral- (Galena)

In the last year, people have been selling false Wisconsin state coins to coin collectors. Above the corn in the picture, there’s an extra leaf.

Jewel/Mineral/Rock Coin

FAMOUS PEOPLE Chris Farley (Comedian) Jeffery Dahmer (Serial Killer)

Oprah Winfrey (talk show host)

Kurtwood Smith (That 70’s show Actor)

Dr. Laurel Clark (Astronaut)

STATE CLIMATE Continental Climate- Warm Summers &

Snowy Cold Winters.

MAP & LOCATION Latitude- Placed Between 40° 32’ N to 47 ° 3’N. Longitude- 86° 49’W to 92° 54’W.

CAPITAL Wisconsin’s Capital- Madison.

FOODS & CROPS PRODUCED Summer Sausage Milk & Other Dairy Products Hay Soybeans Corn Cranberries

AVERAGE O

F STATE LIVING

COST

Cost of average home in Wisconsin: $29,578.75

SPORTS TEAMS Green Bay Packers (NFL) Milwaukee Brewers (MBL) Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) Wisconsin Badgers (College Football)

GOVERNMENT

Jim Doyle Herb Kohl.

Tammy Baldwin, Steve Kagen, Ron Kind, Gwen Moore, David R. Obey, Thomas Petri, Paul Ryan, F. James Sensenbrenner.

Governor Senator and House of Representatives

FAMOUS LANDMARKS, PLACES, & PARKS Ringling Brothers Circus Winter

Headquarters. McMillan Hotel (Haunted). Milwaukee County Zoo. Grand Opera House.

ELEVATION Highest Point- Timms Hill 1,591 ft. above sea

level. Lowest Point- Lake Michigain 581 ft above

sea level. Average Elevation- 1050 ft. above sea leavel.

COST OF AVERAGE HOME/ YEARLY INCOME/POPULATION The average cost of a home/condo in WI is-

$152,600. Average Yearly Income for residents in WI -

$30,906. Population- 5,600,000

NATURAL RESOURCES Natural Resources : Water Soil Climate All of them enable great farming conditions.

STATE TAXES 5% (Food & Prescription Drugs) 32.9% cents/gallon. $2.52 a pack of cigarettes.

STATE TRANSPO

RTATION

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WISCONSIN’S CAPITAL: MADISON

REFERENCES www.wikipedia.com www.google/wisconisn.state www.google/images.com www.state.com