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Hartland (Hersheyville)

Origin of Hartland, Wisconsin

Hartland, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society
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Named Hartland in 1892. The name source is unknown, but the town was once called Hersheyville, after a man named Hershey settled in 1842.

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[Source: Waukesha Daily Freeman, May 14, 1960.]