Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Federal Hall and the Beginnings of Wisconsin

I was out yesterday (talking with a Head-hunter) and passed Federal Hall, right next to the Stock Exchange.
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Federal Hall with Washington's Statue.  The Plague is on the far left.

It was where George Washington took the oath of office as the first President of the Unites States.
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I also saw a plague there that talked about the incorporation of the Ohio Company of Associate, which opened up the Northwest Territories.  The plague speaks of it being the first step on the road to statehood for a number of states, including Wisconsin.
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Kind of cool.