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Veteran [origin of place name]
"Veteran, established on the west side of Big Yellow lake, by Capt. D. W. Fox, Pa. Vol. Inf., was named by him to commemorate the veterans of the Civil War."
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[Source: Burnett Co. Sentinel, 4 Nov. 1909.]