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Delafield, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Delafield (Hayopolis)

Origin of Delafield, Wisconsin

Delafield, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society
Dictionary of Wisconsin History.

Name taken from an early resident, a Mr. Delafield who came from New York to start a mulberry grove. Once called Hayopolis.

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[Source: Lake country reporter, Hartland, May 24, 1961.]