Governor Tommy G. Thompson's 1998 Address at Wisconsin's First Capitol - Belmont, WI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member onfire4jesus
N 42° 46.130 W 090° 21.703
15T E 715852 N 4738520
This marker is located in the parking lot of the First Capitol Park located on Hwy G NW of Belmont, WI
Waymark Code: WM51XX
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Cheeseheads
Views: 15

The marker reads:
"GOVERNOR TOMMY G. THOMPSON'S 1998 ADDRESS AT WISCONSIN'S FIRST CAPITOL

On January 14, 1998, Governor Tommy G. Thompson addressed the Wisconsin Assembly at Wisconsin's First Territorial Capitol in Belmont in honor of the Sesquicentennial of Statehood. Serving more terms than any other governor in the history of Wisconsin, Governor Thompson addressed the ninety-nine member Assembly noting that this was the second time he had been part of governmental proceedings at Belmont. In 1991, he convened a cabinet meeting at the First Capitol. Dressed in period clothing and arriving by carriage on this cold January day, Governor Thompson lauded the historic leadership of the people of Wisconsin, in endeavors such as auto racing, milk-testing, conservation, education, anti-discrimination laws, social reform, and entertainment---and remarked that Wisconsinites invented the outboard motor, the typewriter, the hamburger, and malted milk. The Governor concluded by praising Wisconsin's outstanding efforts in the nation's wars and declaring a new era of Wisconsin leadership. "Our role is neither to lead people to water nor to make them drink, but rather to make them thirsty. And may the people of Wisconsin's thirst to be the leaders of this great nation never be quenched."

Erected 2000"
County: Lafeyette

Location: Park

MarkerID: 438

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