Visiting First Capitol brings you back to Wisconsin’s beginnings, in the rooms where it happened! It was within the walls of these restored historic structures that debates raged over how this new territory would govern itself. While at First Capitol, you can browse engaging exhibits and walk through the halls where the framework for Wisconsin’s government was crafted, including the establishment of a judicial system, roads and railroads, and naming Madison as the permanent capital city. You can enter the Council House where Wisconsin history was made and visit the Court House where the state legislators were housed during these early sessions.