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Port Washington

Origin of Port Washington, Wisconsin

Port Washington, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society
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First called Wisconsin City, then Washington City, and received its present name from George C. Daniells in 1844.

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