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Fur trading was the main attraction to the Wisconsin area prior to statehood. Even though Wisconsin became a territory of the United States in 1783, it remained somewhat in control of the English until after the War of 1812. It was around this time that fur trading shifted to lead mining; one reason was because of the need for ammunition. The hope of gaining wealth through mining attracted many immigrants, and this along with the increase of other settlers eventually led to Wisconsin's statehood in 1848. | Fur trading was the main attraction to the Wisconsin area prior to statehood. Even though Wisconsin became a territory of the United States in 1783, it remained somewhat in control of the English until after the War of 1812. It was around this time that fur trading shifted to lead mining; one reason was because of the need for ammunition. The hope of gaining wealth through mining attracted many immigrants, and this along with the increase of other settlers eventually led to Wisconsin's statehood in 1848. | ||
[[Illinois History#Kaskaskia_and_Cahokia_Records|Kaskaskia and Cahokiawere]] important early Indian and French settlements. Their records include the Cahokia books which is included in the [[Illinois Land and Property#Raymond_H._Hammes_Collection|Raymond H. Hammes collection maintained]] at the [ | [[Illinois History#Kaskaskia_and_Cahokia_Records|Kaskaskia and Cahokiawere]] important early Indian and French settlements. Their records include the Cahokia books which is included in the [[Illinois Land and Property#Raymond_H._Hammes_Collection|Raymond H. Hammes collection maintained]] at the [https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/home.html Illinois State archives]<ref>''Illinois Libraries,'' Spring 2007, https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/pdf_publications/lda1045.pdf</ref>. This collection is valuable in that it contains early land and historical records from Kaskaskia in Randolph county, Illinois and settlements along the Mississippi River, including the Cahokia settlement in St. Clair county, which at the time covered a large portion of present-day Illinois as well as Prairie du Chien which was and is in present-day Crawford county, Wisconsin. | ||
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