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- "Wisconsin" (originally "Meskonsing") is the English spelling of a French version of a Miami Indian name for a river that runs 430 miles through the center of our state, currently known as the Wisconsin River. Recent scholarship has concluded that in Miami it meant, "this stream meanders through something red."
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"Wisconsin" (originally "Meskonsing") is the English spelling of a French version of a Miami Indian name for a river that runs 430 miles through the center of our state, currently known as the Wisconsin River.
May 10, 2019 · It turns out “How Wisconsin got its name” is a somewhat tricky question to answer. But what we do know is that it came from the Algonquian language family — spoken by tribes in Wisconsin like the Menominee, Ojibwe, Potawatomi and Mohican.
The word Wisconsin originates from the name given to the Wisconsin River by one of the Algonquian-speaking Native American groups living in the region at the time of European colonization. [28]
Aug 31, 2023 · A Wisconsin State Historical Society essay says the name originated from the English spelling of a French version of a Miami tribe name for what's now the...
Sep 6, 2023 · A Wisconsin State Historical Society essay says the name originated from the English spelling of a French version of a Miami tribe name for what’s now the Wisconsin River. Scholars have concluded that the original Miami word meant “this stream meanders through something red,” “it lies red” or “river running through a red place.”
The area known as Wisconsin was first inhabited by various Native American tribes. The Chippewa, Menominee, Oneida, Potawatomi and Ho Chunk (Winnebago) tribes lived in the area until the late 1800s. The first European explorer to reach Wisconsin was Jean Nicolet.
3 days ago · Early history. Paleo-Indians, the earliest ancestors of Native Americans, arrived in what is now Wisconsin during or after the retreat of the last continental glacier, about 12,000 years ago. They built effigy mounds, of which at least 20 remain in the Madison area alone.
