Florence County, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Florence County

Origin of Florence County

Florence County, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society
Dictionary of Wisconsin History.

Florence County was named by H. D. Fisher in honor of Mrs. Florence Hulst, wife of Dr. N. P. Hulst of Milwaukee. The name was first applied to the Florence iron mine; and then to the town and county.

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[Source: Kellogg, Louise Phelps. "Derivation of County Names" in Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin for 1909, pages 219-231.]