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| French Explorer |
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| Biography of French explorer Jean Nicolet, believed to be the first European to see Wisconsin. |
| Fur Trader and Explorer |
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| Brief biography of Médard Chouart des Groseilliers who was a fur trader and explorer. |
| An Unreliable Text and Other Evidence |
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| Wisconsin History books teach that Jean Nicolet was the first white person to reach the state, but he may have been the second. |
| Learn about the origin, and the many spellings and multiple meanings of "Wisconsin." |
| Military Outposts in Wisconsin |
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| Read how American forts were established and settlement increased in Wisconsin after the War of 1812. |
| Read an account of the French explorer who claimed much of Wisconsin for France and who traded with several Indian tribes near Green Bay, Wisconsin. |
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