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Waukesha
Waukesha , city (1990 pop. 56,958), seat of Waukesha co., SE Wis., on the Fox River; inc. 1896. It is an industrial center in a dairy area. Waukesha was a stop on the Underground Railroad ; after the Civil War it became a health resort. Its bottled waters are shipped widely. Manufactures include dairy and food-processing equipment, marine hardware, engines, bearings, castings, rubber products, and electronic equipment. Carroll College is there. Native American mounds are preserved in the city's Cutler Park. |
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Waukesha
Waukesha, Wisconsin/USA Prairieville Settled in 1834 and later renamed ‘By the Little Fox’ from the Potawatomi wauk‐tsha ‘fox’, a reference to its location on the Fox River.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Waukesha." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Waukesha." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Waukesha.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Waukesha." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Waukesha.html |
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