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To: bert

"The seal contains a hammer and plow. Is a plow different from a sickle?"

Those symbols stand for farming, manufacturing, fishing and mining...all prominent in Wisconsin history.

15 posted on 12/17/2011 9:36:33 AM PST by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)

To: gorush

Those symbols stand for farming, manufacturing, fishing and mining...all prominent in Wisconsin history.

It all started with fur trapping/trading by French Canadian Voyageurs.

Regards,
GtG

32 posted on 12/17/2011 2:02:56 PM PST by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)

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