De Forest, Dane Co. [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society

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De Forest, Dane Co. [origin of place name]

De Forest, Dane Co. [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society
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Named for Isaac N. DeForest, who acquired the land in 1856.

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[Source: Dane County place-names, by Frederic G. Cassidy. (Madison, 1968)Author: Cassidy, Frederic Gomes, 1907-Title: Dane County place-names, by Frederic G. Cassidy.Publisher: Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1968.Description: xvii, 245 p. 19 cm.Notes: 1947 ed. published under title: The place-names of Dane County, Wisconsin.Bibliography: p. 229-245.ISBN: 0299050246OCLC: (OCoLC)00435556Subjects: Names, Geographical--Wisconsin--Dane County.(page 44)]