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 About Madison, Wisconsin
In 1836, a former federal judge
named James Duane Doty purchased over a thousand acres of swamp and
forest land surrounding lakes Mendota, Monona, Kegonsa, and Waubesa
with the intention of building a new city on the site. After
successfully lobbying the Territorial Legislature, Madison – at that
time still a city only on paper – became the site of the State
Capitol of Wisconsin on November 28, 1836. Ten years later, Madison
was incorporated as a village - Population: 626. Statehood was
achieved in 1848; Madison remained the capitol and also became host
to the University of Wisconsin. It has been growing ever since and
has never looked back...Read more
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Madison,
Wisconsin Getaway
I am amazed and a bit embarrassed to admit that I have passed
Madison on about two hundred occasions… but have never even gone
through it; and not once have I stopped there. Don’t ask me why. But
recently I had an opportunity to go there, and I was notably
impressed with what I saw and experienced in a very short period of
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Little
Norway near Mt. Horeb, WI
Not more than a mile or so from Cave of the Mounds is a little place
secluded back in the hills called Little Norway. My Norse blood
started to pump a little harder when we pulled into the parking lot,
at which time I was certain that May is a great time for this sort
of exploring...Read more |
About Madison, Wisconsin
(cont.) Madison boasts hundreds of great restaurants and shops, 200 city
parks, endless miles of bike trails, countless annual festivals,
museums, theaters, and unlimited opportunity for enjoyment of
performing and cultural arts. It is an incredibly friendly and
stimulating city with a growing reputation for being a great place
to live, work and play, and it was chosen as one of the best places
in the country for business and careers.
Madison, Wisconsin has a rich history and more options available for
young and old alike than you could imagine; it is a big city with a
small town feel and you are invited to come to experience what USA
Today has called “One of the Ten Great Places to Enjoy a Textbook
Getaway”.
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