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Neenah

Wisconsin, United States
Also known as: Winnebago Rapids
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Neenah, city, Winnebago county, east-central Wisconsin, U.S. It lies on Lake Winnebago and the Fox River, just south of Appleton. The city, with adjoining Menasha to the north, forms one economic and social community. Menominee, Fox, and Ho-Chunk Nation (Winnebago) Indians were early inhabitants of the area, which was visited by French explorer Jean Nicolet in 1634. In 1673 the French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet traveled southward down the Fox and through Lake...

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