Editing Pensaukee, Wisconsin (section)

===Name origin===
The name ''Pensaukee'' is of [[Menominee language|Menominee]] origin, reflecting the town's origin as a [[Menominee]] settlement. It is derived from ''pindj-sau-gee'' 'inside the mouth of a river'.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian Names Abound in State, Charlie Gives Meaning of Some |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/846444/wisconsin_toponyms_of_native_american/|newspaper=The Post-Crescent|date=March 24, 1960|page=10|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = August 11, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Terrible 90 Seconds Lay Waste Peaceful 19th Century Village: Devastating Tornado Stunted Pensaukee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/846175/pensaukee_tornado/|newspaper=The Post-Crescent|date=February 25, 1962|page=40|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = August 11, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref> An alternative derivation is from the Menominee word ''Apǣhsahkyah'' '[[Brant (goose)|brant goose]]'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www4.uwsp.edu/museum/menomineeClans/places/chart.aspx|title=Menominee Place Names in Wisconsin|last=Hoffman|first=Mike|website=The Menominee Clans Story|access-date=October 5, 2018}}</ref>
The town established a post office in 1855. It remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957. <ref> https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Oconto&searchtext=&pagenum=2 </ref>