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Wisconsin profile overview with history and major teams
Wisconsin is a Great Lakes state known as the Badger State with Madison as capital and Milwaukee as its largest city. It traces Ojibwe and other tribes, French explorers, and British control before statehood, expanding into dairy farming, paper and manufacturing, and today hosting teams like the Packers Bucks Brewers and a strong university system.
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Jean Nicolet
Green Bay
Great Lakes
United States
Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee
America
Packers
NFL
Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Brewers
University of Wisconsin