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Skillet Creek Falls [origin of place name]
Also known as Pewit's Nest, derives its name from a skillet-shaped rock which exists near the falls. The falls are located on private land just to the east of the 36-acre Pewit's Nest State Natural Area in Sauk County (T11N-R6E, Section 9 NW¼NE¼).
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[Source: History of Sauk County, p. 408.]