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Wisconsin miners lived, not in houses, but in temporary caves cut into the 
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State of. Wisconsin. State Abbreviation: WI. Nickname: The Badger State. Origin 
of name: From a Native American word for the principal river of the region, which 
means ... the state. In the 1800s, miners dug tunnels into hillsides searching for 
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miners dug tunnels into hillsides as they searched for lead and then lived in ... 
Lake Superior and parts of the state of Michigan form its border in the north; ... 
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Question: This state nickname was first used for Wisconsin lead miners who dug their homes in hillsides
Answer: "The Badger State"