Outer Island [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Outer Island [origin of place name]

Outer Island [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society
Dictionary of Wisconsin History.

Outer Island, in Chippewa, is Eshwegondeg, meaning "the last, or furthest island."

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[Source: Card file at the WHS Library reference desk]