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Aztalan [origin of place name] | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Aztalan [origin of place name]

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

An Aztec word meaning "far to the north".  The name was chosen by citizens of the town although the Aztecs never migrated to that region.

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[Source: Milwaukee Sentinel, Jul. 20, 1948.]