Wisconsin Cities And Town's With Native American Origins
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- 1.This name orginates from the Ojibwa name for the Wisconsin River, “Wishkonsing.”
- A.
Wisconsin
- B.
Shorewood
- C.
Middelton
- D.
West Bend
- 2.This County means “Big Pipe” in Ojibwa. It was used to describe the shape of the river bend.
- A.
Sheboygan
- B.
Mercer
- C.
Eau Claire
- D.
Fish Creek
- 3.The name the Ho-Chunk and other American Indians have called the Madison area for thousands of years, meaning "Four Lakes" in the Ho-Chunk language. It also happens to be the new name of a UW-Madison Lake Shore Residence Hall.
- A.
Mequon
- B.
Fitchburg
- C.
Dejope
- D.
Racine
- 4.The name for this important city originated from the Algonquin word "Millioki" which means "gathering place by the water."
- A.
Kenosha
- B.
Milwaukee
- C.
Franklin
- D.
Madison
- 5.This small city was named after an important Chief of the Menominee tribe.
- A.
Oconomowoc
- B.
Oshkosh
- C.
Amery
- D.
Cudahy
- 6.This central Wisconsin city is named after a Chippewa word meaning "far away."
- A.
Williams Bay
- B.
De Pere
- C.
Columbus
- D.
Wausau
- 7.This Wisconsin city’s name comes from the Winnebago word meaning "running water."
- A.
Eagle River
- B.
Horicon
- C.
Abbotsford
- D.
Neenah
- 8.This small city is named after the Menominee word meaning "thorn in the island."
- A.
Marion
- B.
Milwaukee
- C.
Menash
- D.
Waupaca
- 9.This town is named after a Potowatomi word which meaning "a ladle or a bend in the stream."
- A.
Wisconsin Rapids
- B.
Appleton
- C.
West Bend
- D.
Mukwonago
- 10.This is a small town in southeastern Wisconsin named after a Potowatomi word meaning "water fall" in the vicinity.
- A.
Oconomowoc
- B.
Whitefish Bay
- C.
Bayfield
- D.
Alma
- 11.This city is named after the Chippewa word meaning "river of bad spirits."
- A.
Cornell
- B.
Delavan
- C.
Fond du Lac
- D.
Manitowoc
- 12.This is a small town in northeastern Wisconsin named after a Menominee word meaning "wild rice people."
- A.
Menominee Falls
- B.
Evansville
- C.
Kiel
- D.
Markesan
- 13.This County located in in southeastern Wisconsin comes from the Chippewa Tribe word meaning "little fox."
- A.
Nekoosa
- B.
Loyal
- C.
Waukesha
- D.
Mequon
- 14.1. This small town in central Wisconsin has a name that means "day break or dawn."
- A.
Rhinelander
- B.
Waupun
- C.
Oconto
- D.
Platteville
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