What (or Who) Came First? Posted by Samantha Behling August 4, 2021 Welcome to your What (or Who) Came First? Which group of native people first inhabited Wisconsin? Oneota Paleo-Indians Ho-Chunk Pottawatomie Which achieved statehood first? Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Which of these items by Illinois inventors was patented first? The zipper by Whitcomb L. Judson The mechanical dishwasher by Josephine Cochrane Barbed wire by Joseph Glidden The cast steel plow by John Deere Which of these notable homes first appeared on the Geneva Lake shoreline? Black Point Estate, built for German immigrant and Chicago beer magnate Conrad Seipp Maxwell Mansion, built for Dr. Phillip Maxwell Edgewood Estate, built for the heir of Chicago’s prominent meatpacking company Swift & Co. Stone Manor, built for Chicago businessman Otto Young Which of these Rockford structures came first? Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, 215-216 N. Main St. Coronado Theatre, 314 N. Main St. Tinker Swiss Cottage, 411 Kent St. Peacock Brewery (Now Prairie Street Brewhouse), 200 Prairie St. Which of these industries first drew settlers to Wisconsin? Mining Dairy Wheat Lumber Which of these major events happened first? Black Hawk War Influenza pandemic of 1918 Construction of Camp Grant First sack of mail arrives in Rockford from Chicago Which landmark graced our region first? Lorado Taft’s Eternal Indian in Oregon, Ill. Veterans Memorial Arch in Dixon, Ill. The courthouse on the square of Monroe, Wis. The Riviera Ballroom in Lake Geneva, Wis. Which form of transportation did the Old Northwest Territory see first? Steamboat Train Flatboat Stagecoach Which of these accomplished women was born first? Olympic figure skating champion Janet Lynn of Rockford Actress Joan Allen of Rochelle, Ill. Architect Jeanne Gang of Belvidere, Ill. U.S. Army Major General Marcia Anderson of Beloit, Wis. Time's up
