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Wisconsin People History Social Studies Reviewed Resources for Students and Teachers State by State Social Studies Alabama - Alaska - Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado - Connecticut - Delaware - Florida - Georgia - Hawaii - Idaho - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kansas - Kentucky - Louisiana - Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts - Michigan - Minnesota - Mississippi - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey - New Mexico - New York - North Carolina - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - South Carolina - South Dakota - Tennessee -Texas - Utah - Vermont - Virginia - Washington - West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming Go to Wisconsin Social Studies - Wisconsin History - Capital City Madison, Wisconsin - Wisconsin Tourism - Wisconsin Disasters - Wisconsin Geography - Wisconsin Lesson Plans - Wisconsin Colleges and Universities DOJ -- for kids -- Welcome __ A great website for kids about the state of Wisconsin from the Wisconsin department of Justice. You will find a greeting from the State Attorney General and a ton of information ranging from "fun facts" to safety. - illustrated - From Wisconsin Department of Justice/Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager - http://www.doj.state.wi.us/kidspage/ map of wisconsin and wisconsin map and information page __ You will find Wisconsin maps and resources for maps of Wisconsin plus a lot more. - illustrated - From worldatlas.com - http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/wi.htm Map of Wisconsin | Wisconsin Rivers | Wisconsin Geology __ Map of Wisconsin with important information about rivers, streams, rocks, minerals, and earthquakes. - From geology.com - http://geology.com/states/wisconsin.shtml Newspapers in Wisconsin __ You will find 85 here - From Global Computing - http://www.globalcomputing.com/GetNews_Map1.cfm?stateid=WI Official Website of the State of Wisconsin __ illustrated - From State of Wisconsin - http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/home/app?COMMAND=gov.wi.state.cpp.command.LoadPortalHome Pictures of Wisconsin __ Pages of beautiful, annotated, click-to-enlarge pictures of Wisconsin. Wisconsin photos. - illustrated - From planetware.com - http://www.planetware.com/pictures/wisconsin-uswi.htm pictures of Wisconsin at picturesofplaces.com - wisconsin pictures __ "Wisconsin pictures including Milwaukee, Madison, Oshkosk, Lake Michigan, Devil's Lake, Algoma, Sheboygan Falls, Mississippi River Valley, and more!" Wisconsin photos. - From picturesofplaces.com - http://www.picturesofplaces.com/USA/wisconsin.html
Wisconsin __ A great resource including history, origin of name, culture, flag, state symbols, geography, population, famous people, and good links. What you find here will provide a good foundation for additional research. - illustrated - From Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108291.html Wisconsin __ "...is a state located near the center of the North American continent. It touches two of the five Great Lakes and is one of the fifty states that constitutes the United States of America." An encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin Wisconsin Badger State Capital Madison __ "In the north woods of Wisconsin, clear, clean lakes abound. Fishing is fine, and wildlife is plentiful. Outdoor recreation and adventure is a main draw for out-of-state visitors. 15,000 lakes are enjoyed by swimmers, fishermen and fisherwomen and boaters. The deep, cool woods provide wonderful hiking and horseback riding trails." - illustrated - From Netstate.com - http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/wi_intro.htm Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources __ Home page for the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources. - illustrated - From State of Wisconsin - http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/ Wisconsin Environmental Education Board __ Learn about what is being done to keep Wisconsin land, air and water clean. You will find 'task force' information,. press releases, and accomplishments plus more. - illustrated - From Wisconsin Environmental Education Board - http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/weeb/ Wisconsin Geography __ "Thousands of years ago, most of Wisconsin was visited by glaciers, scraping the tops off hills, leaving rich earth deposits and leaving a land of beautiful lakes (15,000 of them) resting in fertile plains and valleys arranged between rolling hills and ridges." Read the rest of the story. - illustrated - From Netstate.com - http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/wi_geography.htm Wisconsin Geography and Maps __ List of resources for Wisconsin maps and geographic information. - From about.com - http://geography.about.com/library/maps/bluswi.htm Wisconsin Local History Network __ Chock-full of history resources from family histories and genealogies to cemeteries, scrapbooks and other documents. "Wisconsin history offers an unusually good vantage point for a long view of much of our national history. The Fox-Wisconsin waterway between the St. Lawrence and Mississippi drainage basins made the Wisconsin country a focus of French and British imperial policy from the late seventeenth century. The Wisconsin country was the meeting place of the eastern woodlands Indians and those from the plains. It was an important crossroads for the fur trade and therefore important in diplomacy and Indian policy well into the nineteenth century." - illustrated - From Wisconsin Local History Network - http://www.wlhn.org/ Wisconsin Maps __ Many click-to-view maps for a wide variety of topics. "This part of Wisconline features various statewide maps of Wisconsin. Other maps may be found throughout www.wisconline.com." - From wisconline.com - http://www.wisconline.com/maps/index.html Wisconsin Photos __ Galleries of click-to-enlarge Wisconsin photos. Wisconsin pictures. - illustrated - From trekearth.com - http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/Midwest/Wisconsin/ Wisconsin pictures, Wisconsin images __ "Pictures of Wisconsin. Welcome to the InfoHub Wisconsin pictures and images page. Here you will find a treasure of information with regard to the pictures of Wisconsin as well as a wealth of information on the subject of Wisconsin images and photos." Wisconsin photos. - From infohub.com - http://www.infohub.com/pictures/images_wisconsin_306.html Wisconsin State Map __ Wisconsin map with roads, counties, and a good zoom feature. - From wistravel.com - http://www.wistravel.com/map_of_wisconsin/ Wisconsin State Map - Cities, Roads, Counties, Rivers, Lakes __ "A collection of Wisconsin state maps showing Wisconsin counties, roads, highways, cities, rivers, topographic features, lakes and more." - From geology.com - http://geology.com/state-map/wisconsin.shtml Wisconsin State Symbols Capital Constitution Flags Maps Song __ You will find everything listed in the title plus a whole lot more. - illustrated - From Pike Street Industries, Inc. - http://www.50states.com/wisconsi.htm Privacy Policy archaeolink.com
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