Arnold, Wisconsin

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|subdivision_name3 = Ruby

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Arnold is an unincorporated community located in the town of Ruby, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.{{cite gnis|1577495|Arnold, Wisconsin}}

After originally being called Still Hawn for two local businessmen,{{cite book |last1=Gard |first1=Robert |title=The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names |date=2015 |publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society Press |location=Madison, WI |isbn=978-0-87020-707-5 |page=12}} a post office called Arnold was established in 1905, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Chippewa |title=Chippewa County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406200203/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Chippewa |archivedate=6 April 2015 }} The community was named for Arnold Deuel, the postmaster's son.{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA167|year=1908|page=167}}

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{{Chippewa County, Wisconsin}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Category:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin

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