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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Winneconne, Wisconsin Once Seceded From The State Over A Highway Map
Description: This week in 1967, residents of Winneconne, Wisconsin launched a protest against being left out of the latest state road map by announcing they would strike out on their own. Plus: downtown Pittsburgh has a new name this weekend during the festival known as Picklesburgh.
50 Years Ago, Small Wisconsin Town Made Plans To Secede From The State (NPR)Â
History of the Sovereign State of Winneconne Â
Picklesburgh in PittsburghÂ
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