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Related Web Sites:
The 5 Lakes of Madison
Yahara Portal - Lake Kegonsa
Lake Mendota (Wikipedia)
Lake Monona (Wikipedia)
Yahara Portal - Lake Waubesa
Read More About It
"Madison, a History of the Formative Years" by David Mollenhoff
"The Physical Geography of Wisconsin" by Lawrence Martin
"The Naming of the Four Lakes," Wisconsin Magazine of History, 1945-46, by Frederick Cassidy
Vocabulary:
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Interesting Fact:
Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem about Madison's four lakes. It begins, "Four limpid lakes,--four Naiades
Or sylvan deities are these,
In flowing robes of azure dressed;
Study Questions:
How were the four lakes created?
On a map, trace the route of the Yahara River from its source to where it ends.
The names of the lakes and river are Native American. What do the names mean in English?
U.S. historical events that occurred on February 14:
1920: The League of Women Voters is founded.
1929: Seven members of the Bugs Moran gang are gunned in a Chicago garage. It becomes known as the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre."
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