Rooney [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Rooney [origin of place name]

Rooney [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society
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A ghost town near Rooney Lake, named like the lake, after Jas. Rooney, a man who owned lots of land in the area.

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[Source: Burnett Co. Sentinel. 4 Nov. 1909.]