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Wisconsin Territory

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The 30th: Wisconsin's Journey to Statehood

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Belmont - First Capitol of the Wisconsin Territory

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Belmont, Capital of the Wisconsin Territory

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Why Is Wisconsin Called the Badger State?

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Mrs. Patterson Wisconsin Territory Project

The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin. Belmont was initially chosen as the capital of the territory. In 1837, the territorial legislature met in Burlington, just north of the Skunk River on the Mississippi, which became part of the Iowa Territory in 1838. In that year, 1838, the territorial capital of Wisconsin was moved to Madison.
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  • Attorneys General of Wisconsin Territory 

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