The Badger State
- State Site: Official Web Site of the State of Wisconsin
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- Postal: WI
- Traditional: Wis.
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- Adoption Records: Wisconsin Adoption Records Search Program
- Ancestry / Genealogy:
- Apartments: Wisconsin Apartments
- Area:
- Area Codes: Wisconsin Area Codes
- Biographies: Notable Wisconsinites
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- Birth Records: Birth Certificates
- Border States:
- Citizens: Wisconsin Citizens
- Climate: Climatology For Wisconsin
- Constitution: Wisconsin Constitution, 30th state to enter the Union.
- County Profile: Wisconsin Counties
- Courts: Wisconsin Judiciary
- Current Events: Wisconsin News
- Death Records: Death Certificates
- Department of: Alphabetical Index of Wisconsin State Agencies
- Driving: Office of Driver Services
- Economy:
- Agriculture: Dairy farming provides the leading agricultural activity in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin is a leading producer of milk and its production accounts for about half of the state's farm
income. Beef cattle and hogs are, respectivly, Wisconsin's second and third most valuable livestock
products. Chickens and eggs are also important. The state's leading field crop is corn. Hay and oats
are grown in Wisconsin for livestock feed. Corn is fed to hogs and corn, hay and oats are fed to beef
cattle. Other field crops grown in the state are soybeans, tobacco and wheat. Wisconsin leads the states
in the production of beets and snap beans and is a leading producer of cabbages, cucumbers, green peas,
lima beans, potatoes and sweet corn, most of which ends up in Wisconisn canneries. Wisconsin is also a
leading producer of cranberries. Apples, raspberries, strawberries and other fruits are also grown in
the state.
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- Manufacturing: Machinery (engines and turbines, power cranes and other
construction machinery, heating and cooling equipment and metalworking machinery)is Wisconsin's leading
manufactured product. Transportation equipment (motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts) ranks in second
place. Following transportation equipment, food products (butter, cheese, ice cream, evaporated and dried
milk, meat-packing, canned fruits and vegetables, beer)form Wisconsin's third-ranked manufacturing
activity. Wisconsin produces about 1/3 of the cheese made in the United States and is a leading
butter-producing state. Beer is Wisconsin's most valuable processed beverage product.
- Services: Community, business and personal services (private health care, law
firms, hotels and resorts, repair shops) ranks as Wisconsin's number one service industry group.
Generating the second most income in the services industry are the wholesale and retail trade group and
the finance, insurance and real estate group. Wholesale trade products include farm products, groceries
and machinery. Important retail income sources are automobile dealerships, discount stores and food
stores. Milwaukee is one of the Midwest's important financial centers, home to the two largest banking
companies in Wisconsin and one of the biggest insurance companies in the United States. Government
services (operation of public schools and hospitals, military facilities, Indian reservations) comprise
the third-ranked services group.
- Mining: Used in the construction industry, Wisconsin's most important mined
products are sand and gravel and crushed stone.
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- Genealogical Resources:
- Geographic Center: Wisconsin Geography
- Governor:
- Highest Point: Timms Hill, 1,951 feet above sea level.
- Highway Markers: Wisconsin
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- Judiciary: Wisconsin Judiciary
- Largest Cities: 10 Largest Cities
- Legislature: Wisconsin State Legislature
- Library: Library-related Resources and Services
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- License Plates: Wisconsin
- Lottery: Wisconsin Lottery
- Lowest Point: Lake Michigan, 581 feet above sea level.
- Maps: Wisconsin Maps
- Marriage: Wisconsin Marriage Certificates
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- Motor Vehicles: Drivers &: Vehicles
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- Museums: Wisconsin Museums
- National Forests:
- National Parks: National Parks in Wisconsin
- Natural Resources: The natural resources of Wisconsin are comprised of rich soils, minerals,
large forest stands and abundant supplies of water. There are 1,690 square miles of inland water as well as
borders on two of the Great Lakes; Michigan and Superior. Rainfall is plentiful. Almost half the state is
forested with hardwood trees (ash, aspen, basswood, elm, maple, oak, yellow birch) making up about 80% of the
growth. Softwood timber includes balsam fir, hemlock, pine, spruce, tamarack and white cedar.
- Newspapers: Wisconsin
- Nickname: for Wisconsin
- Non-transients: Find A Grave
- Origin of State's name: Wisconsin
- Political Cartoons: PoliticalCartoons.com
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- Road Side America: Wisconsin
- Senior Citizens: Services for the Elderly
- Song: On, Wisconsin
- State Parks: Wisconsin State Parks
- State Quarter: Wisconsin
- Symbols: Wisconsin Symbols
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- Topography: State Topography Image: Wisconsin
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- Unclaimed Funds: Unclaimed Property
- Veteran Affairs: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Vital Records: Wisconsin Vital Records Services
- Voting: Wisconsin State Elections Board
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