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''[[United States|United States]] > [[Portal:Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] > Wisconsin History'' | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Portal:Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] > Wisconsin History'' | ||
==Brief History== | ==Brief History== | ||
The following important events in the history of [[Portal:Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping. | The following important events in the history of [[Portal:Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping. | ||
[[Image:Jean Nicolet.jpg|thumb|center|350px| Jean Nicolet landing at Green Bay]] | |||
''' 1634''' [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/spring01_risjord.pdf Jean Nicolet], emissary of Gov. Samuel de Champlain of New France, landed at Red Banks on the shore of Green Bay | ''' 1634''' [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/spring01_risjord.pdf Jean Nicolet], emissary of Gov. Samuel de Champlain of New France, landed at Red Banks on the shore of Green Bay | ||
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'''1829, 1832, & 1837: '''Land ceded by the Winnebago Indians | '''1829, 1832, & 1837: '''Land ceded by the Winnebago Indians | ||
[[Image:Wisconsinterritory.PNG|300px|thumb|right|Map of the Wisconsin Territory 1836 - 1848]] | |||
'''1830s: '''Heavy settlement began along the Lake Michigan shoreline at the sites of present-day Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha. The Michigan 1830 census lists of residents of what is now Wisconsin. | '''1830s: '''Heavy settlement began along the Lake Michigan shoreline at the sites of present-day Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha. The Michigan 1830 census lists of residents of what is now Wisconsin. | ||