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River Falls [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society

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River Falls [origin of place name]

River Falls [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society
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Founded and named River Falls by Joel Foster, after the falls in the Kinnickinnic river. The original settlement was once called Greenwood, but the name conflicted with another Greenwood post office in the state.

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[Source: Easton, August B. History of Saint Croix Valley, p. 485.]