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Old 03-06-2013, 04:00 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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I thought you Wisconsin people might find this interesting. Wisconsin counties whose names occur in another state's county, but in a different language. I think Wisconsin has a lot more of these than any other state.

Door - La Porte, Indiana
Eau Claire - Clearwater, Idaho
(Fond du) Lac - Lake, Minnesota
Forest - Bosque, Texas
Green - (Val) Verde, Texas
Kenosha - Pike, Illinois
La Crosse - Cross, Arkansas
Pierce - (Nez) Perce, Idaho
St. Croix - Santa Cruz, California
Wood - Madera, California

With a bit of a stretch, and re-spelling:
Barron - Llano, Texas (Barren, as a noun)
Brown - Brunswick, Virginia (from German Braunschweig)
Taylor - Snyder, Pennsylvania (Tailor - Schneider)
Dunn - Finney, Kansas. (Done - Finis)
Polk - Sac, Iowa (Poke - Sack)

And a synonym --
Rock - Boulder, Colorado, Stone, Missouri, and Gem, Idaho. Pierre would work for that, but there is no county with that name.
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Old 03-06-2013, 07:26 PM
 
Location: Portland OR
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Somebody has a lot of time on their hands.

(Of course, I guess I do too as I sit here surfing the net)
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Old 03-07-2013, 12:47 PM
 
Location: The Brat Stop
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Check this out.

Kenosha Pass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Facility Details - KENOSHA PASS CAMPGROUND, CO - Recreation.gov
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