Posted in Wisconsin July 28, 2015 by Laura

Some People Don’t Know That Wisconsin Was The First To Do These 10 Things

With the state motto “Forward,” Wisconsin is known for always progressing towards new horizons. As such, Wisconsin is often at the forefront of new discoveries. Here are ten things where Wisconsin was #1 (as usual):

1. George Esterly invents the first harvesting machine (1844)

2. A group of people came together to form the Republican party in Ripon, Wisconsin (1854)

3. Christopher Latham Soles invented the typewriter (1868)

4. Dr. John Carhart built the first steam-powered automobile (1871)

5. Ed Berner develops the ice cream sundae (1881)

6. William Horlick invented malted milk (1887)

7. Wisconsin was the first to introduce a statewide numbering system for highways--odd for north/south, even for east/west. (1918)

8. Wisconsin passed the first law ending all discrimination against women (1921)

9. The Hamilton Manufacturing Company develops the first automatic clothes dryer (1935)

10. Wisconsin was the first state to prohibit the sale and distribution of DDT (1970)

And the amazing thing is that this list only talks about the things that originated in Wisconsin, not the multitude of things that Wisconsinites perfected. 🙂

Some People Don’t Know That Wisconsin Was The First To Do These 10 Things

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