all the greenstone in this area is the marble from greece. red trim above the green column is a marble from algeria. the building was designed by george post, from an architectural firm in new york. a lot of them subcontractors the architect was actually controlled out of new york. we have more of a global look to our state capital than most of the other state capitals that you will see. wisconsin goes back to 1836. at that time wisconsin was part of michigan, then michigan wanted to be their own state. but to set up our own territory, we called ourselves wisconsin. it's an indian word that means the galvanizing of water. we have gathered over 15,000 lakes. we sent our paperwork to washington d.c. approved us, and the president sends ward back here that he had appointed henry dodged to be our first leader. mr. dad was a gentleman from missouri who moved to wisconsin a few years earlier he came to wisconsin to become rich. we find lead in our hills, all kind of minors come rushing to wisconsin to make a fortune. everyone quickly digs holes int