Hazel Green, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Hazel Green (Hard Scrabble)

Origin of Hazel Green, Wisconsin

Hazel Green, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society
Dictionary of Wisconsin History.

Named by Capt. Charles McCoy around 1838. The place used to be called Hard Scrabble, on account of an early fight between the miners of the area.

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[Source: Grant Co., pps. 735-36]