Wisconsin became the 30th state, May 29, 1848. Indians named the big river and the land around it "Meskousing". Although authorities do not agree from which tribe the word came - Chippewa or Winnebago - they are certain it means: "where the waters gather". The French spelled it "Ouisconsin". The English spelled it various ways. By act of the Territorial legislature in 1845, the name and spelling legally became Wisconsin.
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