From Meskousing to Ouisconsin to Wisconsin: How the Badger State got its name

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From Meskousing to Ouisconsin to Wisconsin: How the Badger State got its name

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The name originated from the English spelling of a French version of a Miami tribe name for what's now the Wisconsin River.

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