The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-02-13
indian Lore Furnished the
Names For Many Cities
of the Badger State.
Old SETTLERS ARE HONORED
The Census Department at Washington
Gives Out Interesting Facts in Re
gard to Manner in Which Leading
Cities of State Secured Their Names.

There has always been more or less
interest in the origin Of names OF the
majority of Wisconsin cities. A list
of many cities and the origin has Oeen
secured and will be found most in
structive. These were compiled from
bulletin OH the origin Of names Of
places by the department of names
of places by the department of the in
terror, United States Geological Sur
yey. Here they are:
State Of Wisconsin, Sank Indian
word referring to holes in the banks,
of a stream, in which birds nest
Appleton-Named for Samuel APP
pleton, one Of the founders of Law
renee University, located at that
place.
Ashland-Named for the home of
Henry Clay of Kentucky
Beaver Dam-So called for an OBJ
stacle placed in streams by beavers.
Beloit--A coined name selected by
committee, to whom it was suggest
ed by the name Of Detroit.
Baraboo--Named for Jean Bari
bault, French settler.
Burlington---Named for Burlington
Flats, New York.
Chippewa Falls-Named for a noted
Indian tribe.
Eau Claire-The name is French
and signifies "clear water"
Elkhorn-Named by Samuel Phoe,
nix in 1888 when he found an elks
horn upon tree.
Fond du Lac-A French phrase,
meaning "end of the Lake"
Fort Authenticated for Henry
Atkinson, who commanded stock
ade there during the Black Hawk war.
Green Bay-Named from the bay
which was called by the early French
ia grande bay, the large bay.
Kau.kauna-An Indian word which
according to different authorities,
means portage"
Kenosha-An Indian word meaning
fish "
Lancaster-FrOm county in Eng
land.
Lodi-From a city in Italy.
Madison Named for President
James Madison.
Marshfeld Name attributed to
large areas of marshland in the
vicinity.
Msrinette-Named for q daughter
pf an Indian chief.
Menasha--An Indian word meaning
s'thorn' or island,
Menominee-An Indian word re-
ferring to the wild rice growing in
that vicinity; the name of an Indian
tribe.
Milwaukee-The name is said to
have been derived from the Indian
word Milioke, which means "good
earth" or good country.
Mosinee--Derived from the Indian
word meaning "moose. -
Necedah - A corruption of the
cjibway Indian nissida "let there be
three of US"
Neenah - From the Indian word
meaning "water."
0conto - From the Indian word
meaning ''red ground.'
Plymouth From the old town,
Plymouth, Mass.
Racine = A French word meaning
s'root."
Richland--So named from the rich
character of the SOIL
Rhinelander - Named for r. w.
Rhinelander, president Milwaukee.
Lake Shore and Western railway.
Sinsinawa Mound - A combination
of the Indian word sinsiawe, meaning
rattlesnake, and mound, because sit.
uated near a truncated cone several
hundred froet high
Stevens Po1nt--Named for Rev. J
2. Stevens, missionary to the In.
dians.
Sturgeon Bay ~ Named from the
bay, which abounds in fish.
Tomah-Named for a chief of the
Menominee Indians.
Waukesha - From the Indian
Wauk-tsha, meaning Hfox.''
Wausau = From the Indian word
wassa, meaning far away
MANIFESTATION the Indian word
Wewatessi, meaning fire fy.''
Wauzeka - Named for an Indiar
chief, name is said to mean "pine.
Sheboygan-From the Indian word
shawb-wa-way, expressing a tradition
that great noise coming under
ground from the region of Lake Su
perior was heard at this place.