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'''1840s:''' Many families arrived from Germany and New York. | '''1840s:''' Many families arrived from Germany and New York. | ||
'''1848:''' Wisconsin, with its present boundaries, became a state. | '''1848:''' Wisconsin, with its present boundaries, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/subtopic.asp?tid=3 became a state]. | ||
[[Image:Christopher Columbus whaleback Milw Broadway bridgedock.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The S.S. Christopher Columbus was built in Superior, Wisconsin 1892-1893]] | [[Image:Christopher Columbus whaleback Milw Broadway bridgedock.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The S.S. Christopher Columbus was built in Superior, Wisconsin 1892-1893]] | ||
'''1861– 1865:''' Over 90,000 men from Wisconsin served in the Union armed forces during the Civil War. [http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_CWhistories.asp Civil War Histories] are kept by the [http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_CWhistories.asp Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs]. | '''1861– 1865:''' Over 90,000 men from Wisconsin served in the Union armed forces during the Civil War. [http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_CWhistories.asp Civil War Histories] are kept by the [http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_CWhistories.asp Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs]. | ||