History

Wisconsin now has 11 resident Indian tribes, but the Ho-Chunk Tribe and their ancestors have lived here for more than 500 years. Learn more.

Jean Nicolet became the first European to land in Wisconsin while looking for a Northwest Passage to China in 1634. www.wisconsinhistory.org

In 1673, Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet first discovered the upper Mississippi River where Wyalusing State Park in Bagley is now located. www.wisconsinhistory.org

In 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state in the Union. www.wisconsinhistory.org