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Wausau
Wausau , city (1990 pop. 37,060), seat of Marathon co., central Wis., on the Wisconsin River; settled 1839, inc. 1872. It is an industrial, commercial, insurance, and agricultural city in the heart of Wisconsin's dairy region. Its many manufactures include wood and plastic products, electric motors, knives, machinery, and steel. Wausau is also the headquarters of a state project that stores and then sells river water for local industrial use. Nearby Rib Mountain State Park attracts tourists. |
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Wausau
Wausau, USA Wisconsin: settled as Big Bull Falls in 1839 and renamed in 1872 ‘Faraway (Place)’ from the Chippewa wassa ‘faraway’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Wausau." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Wausau." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Wausau.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Wausau." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Wausau.html |
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