The History of Wisconsin - Part 1

Grab a coffee and enjoy this drone tour through the early History of Wisconsin! We explore the landscape of the state of Wisconsin and tell the story of Wisconsin's journey to statehood, from the early Native Americans and the Fur Trade to the settlement of Wisconsin at cities including Mineral Point, Milwaukee, and Madison.
Most footage in this video is filmed using the DJI Mini 3 Pro, on location throughout Wisconsin.
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[@placesofthepast]

Correction Notice: there are other states with more lakes. The statement at 0:26 was based on each state's own lake count, but their definitions of what constitutes a lake varies. So apologies about the oversight, Minnesota, we love you guys, you'll get a super bowl someday!

[@coldvoid7579]

As a local Wisconsin history buff I absolutely loved this. Cant wait for part 2

[@erickort1987]

me too,i love wisconsin history,im originaly from cassville,wi home of wisconsins first governer,cassville almost got nominated as a wisconsin capital

[@maryleahy9298]

Belmont home town travel in USA Wi people ask where I from say 1st state capitol no one yet has answear

[@roland6954]

Me too!!

[@josephkelly9239]

As a Wisconsinite, this is fantastic. I cant wait to see this series in its entireity

[@placesofthepast]

Thank you, I’m excited to make the rest - though it will be a little while until I’ll be able to get to the next one

[@roland6954]

Me too!!

[@sneakyviewing4391]

@@placesofthepast You might want to edit this video. The part about Buttes des Morts is incorrect. That legend is just a legend. I worked on that site as an archaeology student and it's definitely not a massacre. They predate contact with the French and are likely the result of Old World diseases arriving before the people.

[@user-iz7cc3xr6m]

I love our Wisconsin

[@user-mh6nn5ju7g]

Always and Forever.

[@jameskulevich8907]

Great magazine too. Search for it..

[@kevinharrison4243]

We all seal friendship by feasting on beaver!

[@jessicaking3127]

I am glad I am not the only one who giggled like a 12 year old at that.

[@JaylenPotts-zs2qw]

Wisconsin is just an amazing state.

[@pacificparadise5776]

As a resident of this fine state, it is quite interesting to learn about its history. Can't wait to see more!

[@Bigeddysprings1953]

I’m happy part 2 will focus some on Northern Wisconsin. Very well done.

[@dgauerke110]

Love this, waiting for the next part.

[@audioandy3324]

Fantastic and Beautifully Shot!

[@Titletown1265]

So cool hearing about who our streets, schools, and towns are named after. I swear they didn’t teach us that when we were kids.

[@Elijah3423]

Very cool!

[@pamh7902]

Absolutely love it! Well done!

[@jameskulevich8907]

Wisconsin, which originally spelled Ouiconsin by the French, is an Ojibwa word meaning “a great meeting of waters.”

[@adsu]

Fantastic! So well done, Bravo!

[@kathleentappa9288]

Well done, Andy!

[@placesofthepast]

Thanks!

[@lizg1918]

Another great video!

[@Ryan-zd7th]

Man! Your videos are amazing!! Keep up the great work, don’t stop!

[@considerthelilies91]

Lived in WI for 30 years and learned from your interesting video-thanks

[@voltage80x]

This is incredible. Thank you for this

[@BIG-RIVER]

I hope your channel grows. This is very well done. On Wisconsin!!!

[@jasonjason7823]

Grew up in Michigan , moved to Kenosha WI during my teen years and it was fantastic. The people are great and it was the first time I saw pots full of old style beer with brats in them. DELICIOUS 🤤

[@ohdannyboy111]

What an amazing thing you've produced here. bravo 👏

[@stephentanderson]

Fantastic video and very informative!

[@placesofthepast]

Thanks! Glad you appreciated it

[@big_blok_hed]

excellent video, very well done!

[@jameskulevich8907]

Good info, bro. Thanks.

[@matissefilotto3138]

As a French Canadian .. great read. Nicolet is my ancestor from his mariage with his wife from the Algonquin tribe near the Nipissing river.

[@placesofthepast]

Wow! I wonder how many generations back that is.

[@user-mh6nn5ju7g]

As You probably know,the names of many of our towns and cities testify to the French presence.❤

[@deanvankauwenbergh9501]

I'm French Canadian also. Trepanier. That's a French name

[@Botoburst]

Excellent A+.

[@user-zx8de8op9l]

Well done

[@UR_Right24]

Driven on Doty street hundreds of times in Madison but never knew the historical meaning of that street name until I saw this. Very cool.

[@RootedWisconsin]

Excellent work on this!

[@placesofthepast]

Thanks for watching!

[@Brian-lc1xn]

Well done, Sir! You have a real talent for conveying the interesting. I hope you stick with it

[@placesofthepast]

Thank you very much

[@bigbeardog99]

Great video. As a Wisconsinite I think it is fun to hear how others pronounce names of Wisconsin. I do not mean for that to be disrespectful.

[@placesofthepast]

Oh I know what you mean

[@user-mh6nn5ju7g]

One can usually tell a native by the pronunciation their of😊

[@ronniesen2522]

Nice job, liked and subscribed.

[@erickort1987]

i just love wisconsin histry

[@EthanWI349]

Great video! I'm surprised that there haven't been any Minnesotans disputing "most lakes" statement in the comments.

[@placesofthepast]

Haha, truth would be against them if they did. Thanks for the comment!

[@dacrosber]

@@placesofthepastYeah they’ll argue the semantics about how each state classified a lake but 🤷‍♂️

[@sarahvmorgan]

I'm Ho-chunk from Wisconsin. Incidentally, Minnesota counts their lakes only if they are 10 acres or more. Wisconsin has no minimum limits for their dnr count. If MN and WI both counted their lakes with no minimum, or both counted their lakes with a 10 acre minimum, MN would win either way. I still love this land, but that is just not factual.

[@smallgameslam1755]

Wisconsin calls it a lake if they get a large puddle in the culvers parking lot after a rain. MN has more actual lakes.

[@dacrosber]

@@smallgameslam1755 You do realize Minnesota is quite literally the only state in the country with the 10 acre lake size classification….. Literally every other state does it more similarly to Wisconsin 🤷‍♂️ y’all are the odd ones out Not to mention you may have more “lakes” by Minnesota standards, but Wisconsin has more water area BY FAR!! Wisconsin has the 4th most water area of any state and Minnesota comes in at 9th place so shucks Minnesota you lose to Wisconsin…. Once again

[@yashathebelgianmalinois348]

Wow. Just watched this series. Amazing footage, editing, and narration! Can’t wait to see more!

[@placesofthepast]

Thanks so much, I’m pumped to make more

[@MarcusMKE]

So well done! I run a channel about Milwaukee real estate, which made me look into the history of the city - and I know how much work it took you to make this video! Well done, looking for part 2!

[@placesofthepast]

Thank you for the comment! It was a ton of work, but also fun

[@SamuelLeary]

Goated

[@denniscrane9753]

My family lost their land north of Hayward to the wild river act! A bit salty still myself! Awesome video though!

[@notsomadscientist9602]

Best place in the world!

[@carlos.sierra]

I’m surprised you only have 1.59K subscribers!

[@yashathebelgianmalinois348]

Would love to see you cover WI state parks!

[@placesofthepast]

I’d love to research the history of what their land was used for before their park days. I once somewhere saw a photo of Peninsula Park being used as sheep grazing land, and it looked just like Ireland

[@watchordie2001]

As a Minnesotan we have more lakes. Wisconsin DNR has a low standard for what they call a lake. 10+ sq acres in MN and whatever they feel like in WI

[@jeffleason327]

More dates would really help flesh-out events.

[@placesofthepast]

Thanks for the observation, I’ll keep it in mind for next time.

[@SidLaw500]

Love what you're doing---I would have the music much, much lower in the mix however. Do this and you won't regret it!

[@placesofthepast]

Thanks for the tip!

[@SidLaw500]

@@placesofthepast You're whole concept is great, and there is a hunger for this kind of often neglected regional American history, especially the midwest. An example of the music being too loud for me is 2:38-3:08. I only mention this because you got everything else going for you magnificently. Just subscribed...

[@placesofthepast]

@@SidLaw500 I think I liked the music so much, I tended to err on the side of emphasizing it. Plus, it sounded more balanced in the headphones I was using to edit, so thanks for the feedback.

[@SidLaw500]

@@placesofthepast The music is of the sweeping Hollywood soundtrack style which if too loud can misrepresent the feeling/scale of an informational or visual moment. In such an instance, my tendency is to turn the sound off and watch the subtitles. At any rate, enough of my opinion...all the best to you and your channel!

[@Tripplebeem]

I always seal my friendships by feasting on beaver.

[@placesofthepast]

That’s wise.

[@Tripplebeem]

@@placesofthepast ❤️❤️❤️

[@sneakyviewing4391]

I worked with the excavation site on Buttes des Morts as an archaeology student and I can tell you it's not a massacre site that's just a local legend. The legend about the bodies piled up from the French war there is false. The remains predate the French-Meskwaki conflict and show signs of likely disease as a cause of death. If you stand on the location and look down over the lakes it's a nice view. I can't blame for thinking it's a nice site to have to put something as unfortunate as a mass grave.

[@placesofthepast]

Wow, very cool that you worked on the site! So is it possible that bodies were simply added to an existing burial mound? I only wonder if there is a way to harmonize the archaeological facts with the legend, which has been told for hundreds of years. Unless the story originated from a different (maybe much smaller) mound no longer known or in existence.

[@CogitoNM]

Wisconsin does not have the most lakes behind Alaska. Both Minnesota and Florida have more.

[@placesofthepast]

Apparently there’s some differences in what different states count as a lake. I’ll have a word with our fact checkers.

[@robertstewart5685]

A lake has waves, and Wisconsin counts ponds as lakes, if Minnesota counts 10 acre’s as a lake, Wisconsin 2.5 acres

[@matthewschreiber2421]

Wow you skipped an important part about Blackhawk's war. And the US army.

[@placesofthepast]

No telling of history includes everything

[@Snyderbear1]

Your story is quite whitewashed for several important historical factors - one being that an accurate historical accounting of what involved the Blackhawk group, clearly shaped the repercussions of later land sessions and broken treaties. You’re statement that . If you are going to relay a portion of history, tell the full story of that portion and how it affected all parties involved - especially if you’re attempting to tell a true story of wisconsin history. To state that ‘more Indians sold their territory and moved westward’, again this is quite whitewashed and untrue. Your “no telling of history includes everything”, well that just isn’t the case unless you wish to tell just one side of that story. What you tell is your own version of what you wish to express.

[@user-otzlixr]

3:01 did not know that…

[@badbot2832]

PART TWO WHEN?!?!?!?

[@placesofthepast]

Early summer I think!

[@lotus65]

How epic can Wisconsin be, this is only 15 minutes long! Asking for a Minnesota friend.

[@person4449]

Cant wait to move to wisconsin, do not like the state I live in now. I wish I could’ve seen what the state was like before colonization.

[@aarontd3538]

If the basic fact about lakes is incorrect, what else is in this? Was there a correction?

[@placesofthepast]

Not much I think, but I would dispute it was that basic of a fact, when my statement was based on each state’s own official count.

[@michaelrisk8470]

As a Minnesotan, I'm overwhelming compelled to set the record. The thing with Wisconsin having the 2nd most lakes in the USA. What they consider to be lakes are closer to ponds, and puddles. 60% of Wisconsin's lakes don't even have a name 🤦‍♂️

[@trey1122334]

I was going to comment this as well until I saw someone already corrected it. Wisconsins definition of a lake is much much looser than Minnesota’s. They have the better sports the least they can do is not cheat and let you guys have the lake thing.

[@chacerennhack8047]

Az ta lon…. Aztalan

[@Playsinvain]

Sitting between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi?? Ummm There’s also that little lake called Superior. Wow. Not a good start

[@placesofthepast]

Most of WI’s northern border is against the state of Michigan.

[@austinhultman6673]

Womp womp

[@Zames2468]

Whomp whomp

[@bricenedobeck1746]

@playsinvain stay mad, stay humble

[@Playsinvain]

@@placesofthepast 325 miles of shoreline makes up the border of Lake Superior and northern Wisconsin

[@susanmissett-king1839]

I love the history, good editing, and beautiful visuals. My suggestions to make this even better is to take the Indigenous view into account for a more nuanced approach. Looking forward to the next video!

[@justasimplecadjockey687]

You have done a wonderful job with this. However, the "battle" of Bad Axe was a massacre of mostly Women, children, and elderly.

[@placesofthepast]

Thank you for the compliment, and sadly yes about Bad Axe - I used the historical name that is on the markers, though there was certainly some fighting involved. Apparently Black Hawk tried to surrender a couple times, but some sources said the gesture was misunderstood. I wonder if it’s possible to determine how sincere the “misunderstanding” part was.

[@justasimplecadjockey687]

@@placesofthepast you are very welcome. And totally understand. I only live about 5miles as the crow flies from the park and marker.

[@placesofthepast]

@@justasimplecadjockey687 You're lucky, that's such a beautiful area!

[@doom1432]

"It has more lakes than any state but Alaska" wrong. Minnesota has more. Wisconsin only has more by THEIR metric of what is considered a lake. Minnesota defines a lake as a body of water greater than 10 acres. That’s how it got the 11,482 number in its Public Waters Inventory. Wisconsin defines a lake as, well, anything it feels like calling a lake. Thousands are less than 10 acres. Of the 15,074 "documented lakes" in the state, 60% don’t even have a name. If we use Wisconsin’s lake database and apply the same 10-acre standard as Minnesota, Wisconsin has only 5,898 lakes.

[@65thhitman86]

Do Ohio

[@pooljunki1]

Minnesota has more lakes

[@HenrySchinke04]

It actually doesn’t. Wisconsin has 15000 and Minnesota has 11000. Do your research. Minnesota just had more bigger lakes.

[@Botoburst]

Northern Wisconsin has one of the highest densities of freshwater lakes in the world. But like he said MN does have more larger ones, I guess.

[@MudBudDud]

😂

[@dacrosber]

@@BotoburstYeah basically in Wisconsin it needs to be 2 acres or bigger to be classified a lake and in Minnesota it’s 10 acres so they always argue they have more “lakes” and we have more “ponds” but either way we have a lot of water

[@sharkusvelarde]

False. Wisconsin includes ponds in their lake count. Minnesota classifies a lake at 10 acres or more. If Minnesota counted its ponds too, well.... Bye bye Wisconsin.

[@placesofthepast]

Interesting rebuttal, I had never heard of this!