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Wausaukee [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Wausaukee [origin of place name]

Wausaukee [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society
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Wausaukee, in Chippewa, is wassaki, distand land, from "wassa" (far away, distant), and "aki" (land).

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