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Avalanche [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Avalanche [origin of place name]

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

Takes its singular name from the formation of the earth immediately east of the place, which resembles a gigantic land slide.

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[Source: p.722 of History of Vernon County]