Silver Lake [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society

Historical Essay

Silver Lake [origin of place name]

Silver Lake [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society
Dictionary of Wisconsin History.

Called "Shoo-ne-ah" by the American Indians, which means "silver".  The name was eventually translated into English.

Learn More

Dictionary of Wisconsin History

Explore more than 1,600 people, places and events in Wisconsin history.

[Source: Milwaukee Sentinel, Jun. 29, 1953.]