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Veteran [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Veteran [origin of place name]

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

"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.]