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

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Trade Lake [origin of place name]

Trade Lake [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society
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Trade Lake, in Chippewa, is Atawe Sagaigan, trade lake from "atawe" (he trades).

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[Source: Card file at the WHS Library reference desk]