Wyalusing is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
located in the town of
Wyalusing,
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Grant County is a county located in the northern pa ...
,
Wisconsin
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, United States.
Pioneer
Robert Glenn, Sr.
Robert Glenn, Sr. (September 10, 1813August 10, 1887) was a pioneer farmer and politician from Wyalusing, Wisconsin, Wyalusing, Wisconsin, who spent three terms (1863, 1865, and 1874) as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Background
Gle ...
is credited with naming the area "Wyalusing" after
Wyalusing, Pennsylvania
Wyalusing is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 596 as of the 2010 census.
History
The history of Wyalusing dates back centuries. It was originally known as ...
, because of a perceived resemblance.
[Gard, Robert E. ''The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names'' 2nd Edition; Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society, 2015; p. 363]
Notes
Unincorporated communities in Grant County, Wisconsin
Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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