Wisconsin is nicknamed the Badger State--not for the mammal, but for the miners who burrowed homes into the hillsides or lived in mineshafts during the early settlement of the region. Keep learning on MSN Encarta.
Wisconsin is nicknamed the Badger State--not for the mammal, but for the miners who burrowed homes into the hillsides or lived in mineshafts during the early settlement of the region. Keep learning on MSN Encarta.